Cranberry Glazed Pound Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups butter, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 12 egg yolks, well beaten
• 12 egg whites, beaten to stiff peaks
• 4 cups flour
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 lb cranberries (4 cups)

Recipe

• 1 cake: cream butter and sugar.
• 2 alternately add egg yolks, egg whites and flour to butter mixture.
• 3 beat until light and smooth.
• 4 pour into greased and floured 10" tube pan.
• 5 bake in preheated 325* oven about 1 1/2 hours or until golden brown.
• 6 cool in pan 30 minutes before removing.
• 7 drizzle cooled cranberry glaze over cake.
• 8 decorate with whole cranberries, if desired.
• 9 cranberry glaze: in a saucepan, bring water and sugar to rapid boil.
• 10 simmer 10 minutes and add cranberries.
• 11 cook until cranberries pop, about 5 minutes.
• 12 remove cranberries with slotted spoon and discard or save for another use.
• 13 continue to cook syrup until thickened, about 20 minutes.
• 14 allow to cool before using.