Yummy Holiday Goodness

I baked a cake last Monday night. Half went to my work and the other half to his work. I was chastised for not bringing an entire cake to my work . . . not everyone got to taste it. I've been dreaming about it ever since, so I've got the butter softening to make another one tonight. This came from a magazine clipping a friend passed on to me. I think it is Bon Appetit but don't ask me which one. Sorry!

Spiced Cranberry Bundt Cake

 

Cake

2 C. all purpose flour

¾ C. almond flour or almond meal

2 ½ t. Chinese five-spice powder

1 t. baking powder

½ t. baking soda

½ t. salt

½ t. ground cinnamon

½ t. ground ginger

1 C. unsalted butter, room temperature

1 C. sugar

1 C. (packed) golden brown sugar

3 large eggs

1 ½ t. vanilla extract

1 C. plain reduced-fat Greek-style yogurt

1 C. chopped toasted almonds

1 C. halved fresh or frozen cranberries (do not thaw)

½ C. dried sweetened cranberries

 

Icing

1/3 cup powdered sugar

4 t. orange juice

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 12 C. Bundt pan. Whisk all purpose flour, almond flour, five spice powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger in a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat butter in a large bowl until smooth. Add both sugars and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating 1 minute after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract, then add yogurt. Add dry ingredients, beating just until blended. Fold in almonds and all cranberries. Transfer batter to prepared Bundt pan. Bake cake until tester comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes, then remove onto rack and cool completely.

 

Stir powdered sugar with 2 t. orange juice in a small bowl until sugar dissolves. Mix in more juice by ½ t. until consistency of heavy cream. Spoon icing over cake allowing it to drip down sides. Let stand 30 minutes or until icing sets.

 

Cake can be made up to 3 days ahead, store at room temperature in a cake dome.

Comments

[Nicole C.]

That sounds good.
I've never heard of Chinese five-spice powder.