I have been meaning to get back into my blog-writing mode for a few weeks. I took a little vacation from writing. I made this fresh tasting cake for my family for Thanksgiving. I wasn't in the mood to deal with a layered cake the night I baked. Therefore, I made cupcakes. My family loved them.
Ingredients:
1 white cake mix
1 1/3 cups water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 Tablespoon orange zest
1 cup fresh cranberries, chopped
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Combine the first five ingredients well. Stir in cranberries and pecans. Pour into two prepared round cake
pans. Bake at 350ยบ for 30 – 35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes then remove from
pans to cool completely.
Frosting ingredients:
8 oz package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
Beat cream cheese and butter until
fluffy. Add sugar, vanilla and orange peel; beat until blended. Spread between layers and over top and
sides of cake.
