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Cranberry-Pecan Holiday Pound Cake

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Cranberry-Pecan Holiday Pound Cake

Cranberry-Pecan Pound Cake recipe

 

Yield

12 servings

Prep

½

Cook

1 hrs

Ready

2 hrs

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 cup pecans
chopped
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1 ½ cups cranberries
fresh or frozen
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2 cups sugar Camera
1 cup butter Camera
5 large eggs Camera
¼ cup sour cream Camera
¼ cup liqueur
triple sec, grand marnier, cointreau or other orange flavor
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract Camera
1 teaspoon orange zest
grated
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1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour Camera
1 cup cake flour Camera
½ teaspoon salt Camera

Directions

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).

Butter and flour a 2½-quart tube pan or two 8½x4½ inch loaf pans.

Place pecans on cookie sheet and bake until lightly colored, about 10 minutes.

Cool. Coarsely chop cranberries.

Using mixer, beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy.

Beat in eggs, one at a time.

Beat in sour cream, then liqueur, vanilla and orange peel.

Stir together flours and salt.

Add dry ingredients to egg mixture and stop when all flour has been added.

Fold in pecans and cranberries.

Pour batter into prepared pans.

Tap pan on counter to release air bubbles.

Bake loaves 45 minutes; tube about 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan(s).

Wrap and refrigerate at least 1 day and up to 3 days.

Dust with powdered sugar or glaze with favourite frosting if desired.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 126g (4.4 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 464 49% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 25g 39%
Saturated Fat 12g 58%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 131mg 44%
Sodium 240mg 10%
Total Carbohydrate 19g 19%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars g
Protein 12g
Vitamin A 12% Vitamin C 4%
Calcium 3% Iron 12%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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