Another Receipe

Promised this receipe to a few people so thought I would just post it here. What's nice this makes two loaves and it freezes well - it's always nice to have something on hand if you need something quick and do not feel like baking! Enjoy.


CRANBERRY TEA CAKE
¾ cup Milk
6 Chai Tea Bags
2 Oranges – zested and juiced
2 cups Chopped Cranberries
1 cup Butter (2 sticks)
¼ tsp Baking Soda
1 ½ tsp Vanilla
6 Large Eggs
2 ½ cups Sugar
3 cups Flour
1 ½ cups Confectioners Sugar

Prep: Heat milk 2 minutes – add tea bags to steep for 5 minutes; zest orange – about 2 tsps. Juice orange for about ½ cup orange juice; Chop fresh canberries.

Beat Butter to cream – gradually beat in sugar. Add eggs one a time, add vanilla. Add orange zest. Add flour & baking soda alternatively with milk mixture until well blended. Stir in cranberries.

Bake 350 degrees in a buttered/flour tube pan or 2 loaf pans. Bake for approx. 1 hour depending on pan.

Cool cake on rack – when cool – mix together 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar and ½ cup orange juice with whisk – pour over tops of cakes to glaze.