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Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Jan 11, 2012
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Bake this delicious orange cake made with bread mix and cranberries; layered with mascarpone cheese mixture - a wonderful dessert.

Cranberry-Orange Cake

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 2 hr 15 min
  • Ingredients 10
  • Servings 8
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Ingredients

  • 1 package (16.6 oz) date quick bread mix
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 oz (half of 8-oz container) mascarpone cheese
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • Orange peel twists, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 7-inch tube pan with cooking spray; lightly flour. Place pan on cookie sheet.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, stir bread mix, water, dried cranberries, oil, grated orange peel and eggs until blended. Pour batter into pan.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Step 
    4
    In small bowl, mix mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Pour over cake. Garnish with orange peel twists.

Nutrition

376 Calories
14g Total Fat
6g Protein
60g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
376
Total Fat
14g
0%
Saturated Fat
5g
0%
Sodium
226mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
60g
0%
Dietary Fiber
2g
0%
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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