Cranberry Orange Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup cake flour
• 1/2 cup fine yellow cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 tablespoons orange zest, from 2-3 oranges
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 large egg yolks
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f, with rack in center of oven.
• 2 spray 8" cake pan with non-stick spray.
• 3 put cranberries in a sieve which is set over a medium sized bowl.
• 4 spoon the cake flour over cranberries and sieve the flour into the bowl below. set cranberries aside.
• 5 add cornmeal, baking powder and orange zest to flour; mix.
• 6 in stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy - about 3 minute.
• 7 add vanilla and yolks and eggs, one at a time.
• 8 turn speed down to low and add orange juice.
• 9 turn off mixer and fold in cranberries, just until incorporated.
• 10 turn batter into cake pan, smooth top of batter and bake until golden brown about 30-35 minutes.
• 11 cool on wire rack for about an hour.
• 12 turn cake onto cake plate and sieve the powdered sugar over the top of the cake to serve.