White Chocolate Cranberry Cake Recipe Recipe For Banana

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and vanilla. Stir in melted chips. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture, alternately with buttermilk and orange juice, beating well after each addition. Fold in cranberries., Pour into a greased and floured 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE BANANA BUNDLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar until blended. Add bananas; stir to coat. Remove from heat; set aside., Unfold puff pastry; cut into 4 rectangles. Place a halved banana in center of each square. Overlap 2 opposite corners of pastry over banana; pinch tightly to seal. Place on parchment-lined baking sheets. , Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Drizzle with chocolate. Serve warm, with ice cream if desired.

BANANA CRANBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, add beaten eggs with cream cheese. With a whisk blend in brown sugar and oil, mix well.
• Stir in cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, mashed banana and flour.
• Pour mixture into a greased 9-inch round cake pan or if making quick bread a 12 x 4 x 4-inch loaf pan. Can also use 6 mini loaf pans for mini loaves.
• Bake in 375° oven for 50 minutes checking for doneness using a knife in the center of the cake.
• Cool for 10 minutes in the pan. When cool, loosen edges and turn onto rack to completely cool.
• Slice and serve or wrap in plastic wrap and foil for freezing. This will keep in the freezer for 6 months.

WHITE CHOCOLATE AND CRANBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and brandy. Combine the flour and baking soda; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in the white chocolate chips and cranberries. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. For best results, take them out while they are still doughy. Allow cookies to cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating will after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in chocolate., Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing cake from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with pecans. Store in refrigerator.

WHITE CHOCOLATE-CRANBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 9-inch tube pan or fluted tube pan. Chop 6 of the chocolate squares; set aside. Beat butter and sugars in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, orange peel and 3 Tbsp. of the orange juice; mix well. Add flour and baking powder; beat until well blended. Stir in chopped chocolate and the cranberries.
• Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 min. or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 min.; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely.
• Place remaining 3 chocolate squares and remaining 2 Tbsp. orange juice in small saucepan; cook on low heat until chocolate is completely melted, stirring frequently. Drizzle over cake. Let stand until glaze is firm.

CRANBERRY-WHITE CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• To make the cake, grease and flour a 9" tube pan; set aside.
• In a large bowl and with an electric mixer, cream the butter and cream cheese until light.
• Add the brown and granulated sugars, orange rind and vanilla.
• Continue beating until fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
• In a medium bowl, sift the flour and baking powder.
• Add to the creamed mixture, stirring until well combined.
• Stir in the cranberries and white chocolate chips.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree F oven about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack.
• To make the glaze, melt the white chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over hot, not boiling, water.
• Stir in the orange juice.
• Unmold the cooled cake.
• Spoon the glaze over the top; let cool.
• Garnish the top of the cake with orange slices, or fill the centre with cranberries.