Cran Orange Mini Bundt Cakes Food

ORANGE-CRANBERRY BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
• Mix together the orange zest and juice, orange liqueur and eggs in a large bowl and set aside. In a smaller bowl, toss the cranberries with 1 tablespoon of the flour and set aside.
• In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, add the sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda and remaining 2 1/2 cups flour and mix to combine. On low speed, slowly add the butter 1 tablespoon at a time and continue to mix until a pea-sized crumble texture is achieved. Turn the speed to medium and slowly stream in the egg/orange mixture until combined. Increase the speed to medium high and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Gently fold in the cranberry mixture. Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan and smooth out the top.
• Bake until a cake tester inserted in the cake comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 20 to 30 minutes, then remove the cake and serve.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Spray one large bundt pan with baking spray and set aside.
• Make filling: Combine cranberries, sugar, water, almond extract, and orange juice in a small saucepan. (Set aside 12 cranberries so that they remain whole.) Bring to a medium boil and cook, stirring constantly, until the cranberries begin to pop. When mixture thickens, remove from heat. Cool mixture to room temperature.
• Make cake: Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• Beat the butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl.
• Add sugar and beat until smooth.
• Add eggs and almond extract; beat until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
• Add dry ingredients and beat until smooth.
• Add sour cream and orange zest. Mix well.
• Pour half of the batter into the bundt pan. Spoon 2/3 of the filling into the batter, taking care not to let the filling touch the sides of pan. Spoon the remaining batter on top.
• Bake 55-60 minutes, or until it passes the toothpick test.
• Cool cake in pan exactly ten minutes, then remove by inverting it on to a serving plate.
• Prepare glaze: combine orange and lemon juice, and sugar, in a small saucepan. Simmer over medium heat until mixture thickens. Remove from heat.
• While the cake is still warm, gently brush on the glaze. When the cake is cool, spoon the remaining filling over the top of the cake and stud with the remaining whole cranberries.

CRAN-ORANGE MINI BUNDT CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray two 6-cake mini-Bundt cake pans with nonstick cooking spray (or 12 individual mini bundt cake pans).
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl, set aside.
• Beat the sugar and butter in large mixer bowl until creamy.
• Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in orange peel and vanilla extract.
• Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions (so flour, buttermilk, flour, buttermilk, ending with flour).
• Stir in morsels and then fold in cranberries.
• Spoon into prepared pans, filling 3/4 full.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean and cakes are golden.
• Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.
• Invert pans onto wire racks to release cakes and then cool completely. Drizzle with Glaze.
• FOR GLAZE: Microwave white morsels in large, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) power for 1 minute; stir. (The morsels may retain some of their original shape.).
• Microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted.
• Whisk in 1/4 cup orange juice and 1 teaspoon grated orange peel. (Mixture will initially get firm, but as you keep stirring, it will get smooth. Add more orange juice if needed.).