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This recipe is not the easiest to make, but a stand mixer, 

or a friend will make it much more fun.  



It is worth the work… for it is magnificent to both eye and tummy!







Bonnie’s Cranberry-Almond Poundcake



Produce needed: fresh cranberries             







1 1/4 Cup fresh cranberries                     

1/2 cup dried cranberries                              

1/4 cup Amaretto liqueur                                    

1 1/2 cups cake flour                                  

1/4 tsp. salt

5/8 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. baking soda

2 oz. almond paste

1/4 tsp. almond extract

1 1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup +1 TBS. (5 oz.) unsalted butter

3 eggs

1/2 cup sour cream



GLAZE:

2 TBS. Amaretto liqueur

1 cup confectioners(powdered) sugar

 



Two hours before baking: 

In small saucepan, heat Amaretto and add dried cranberries.  

Let cool, stirring occasionally, until the fruit has soaked up all the liquid.



 



Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  

Butter and flour a 10” Bundt pan, tapping out excess flour.



Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda. Set aside.



In large mixing bowl, using the paddle of an electric mixer on low speed, 

combine almond paste, almond extract, and sugar until mixture looks like wet sand.  

Add butter; beat at medium speed until very fluffy, about 3 minutes.  

Scrape bowl.  



Add eggs one by one, beating until blended.



On low speed, beat in 1/3 of dry ingredients and 1/3 of sour cream; scrape bowl.  



Repeat twice more.  Finally beat batter for 20 seconds, until smooth.  



Fold in all berries.

Pour batter into prepared pan.  



Level top with spatula and tap pan gently on counter to distribute.



Bake 50-60 minutes or until sides pull away from pan.  



Cool cake in pan for 20 minutes and then turn onto wire rack.



Make the glaze while cake is cooling:  

Sift confectioner’s sugar into a small bowl and slowly blend in the 

Amaretto with a fork until smooth.  

Drizzle warm cake with glaze. 







This recipe provided courtesy of Fresh Abundance!

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