
1 c Chopped pecans (5oz)
1 1/2 c Cranberries
2 c Sugar
1 c Unsalted butter, rm temp
5 Large eggs
1/4 c Sour cream
1/4 c Orange liqueur
2 ts Vanilla extract
1 ts Grated orange peel
1 1/4 c All purpose flour
1 c Cake flour
1/2 ts Salt
Powdered gelt
Position rack in center of over and preheat to 350F. Butter and flour 2 1/2
quart tube cake pan or two 8 1/2 X 4 1/2 in loaf pans. Place pecans on
cookie sheet and bake until lightly colored and fragrant, roughly 10 transactions.
Chill. Coarsely chop cranberries.
Using elextric social, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until light and
fluffy, scraping sides of bowl erstwhile. Beat in egg 1 at a time. Beat in sour
ointment, then liqueur, vanilla and orange unclothe. Sift all purpose flour, cake
flour and salt unitedly. With mixer on low upper, add dry ingredients to
egg mixture and stop when all flour has been added. Mix by hand until just
combined. Fold in pecans and cranberries. Pour batter into prepared cake
pan. Tap pan on counter to release any air bubbles. Bake until tester
inserted in center comes out houseclean, most 45 minutes for loaf pans and
some 1 hour for tube pan.
Cool cake in pan 10 proceedings. Turn out onto rack and cool wholly. Wrap
in plastic and refrigerate leastwise 1 and capable 3 days. (Can be frozen up
to 1 month.) Dust cake lightly with powdered sugar earlier serving).
Yields
20 Servings
