Christmas Cranberry, Pear and Walnut Torte with Cream Cheese-Orange Frosting

Name: Christmas Cranberry, Pear and Walnut Torte with Cream Cheese-Orange Frosting
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters all purpose flour; 118 milliliters fresh or frozen cranberries; 118 milliliters plain dry breadcrumbs; 6 larges eggs; 118 milliliters (packed) golden brown sugar; 1 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground ginger; 2 teaspoons grated orange peel; 10 servings Poached Pears with Cranberry Puree; 1 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted, lukewarm; 651 milliliters chopped toasted walnuts

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Christmas Cranberry, Pear and Walnut Torte with Cream Cheese-Orange Frosting a try. This recipe serves 10. One serving contains 734 calories, 11g of protein, and 43g of fat. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up salt, cranberries, butter, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 375°F. Butter two 9-inch-diameter cake pans. Line bottom of pans with waxed paper. Butter and flour waxed paper; tap out excess flour.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Blend 2 cups walnuts and flour in processor until walnuts are finely ground.

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Walnuts

All Purpose Flour

Add breadcrumbs, orange peel, spices and salt. Using on/off turns, process just until blended.

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Breadcrumbs

Orange Zest

Spices

Salt

Using electric mixer, beat eggs in large bowl until frothy. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar and brown sugar. Continue beating until mixture is thick and triples in volume, about 6 minutes.

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Brown Sugar

Sugar

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Fold flour mixture and melted lukewarm butter alternately into egg mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture (do not overmix or batter will deflate). Divide batter between prepared cake pans; smooth tops.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Bake cakes until golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.

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Oven

Transfer pans to racks; cool 5 minutes. Invert cakes onto racks; cool completely.

Remove waxed paper.

Toss cranberries with remaining 1/2 cup sugar in small bowl to coat.

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Cranberries

Sugar

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Bowl

Transfer berries to plate. Cover and freeze. (Can be prepared ahead. Wrap each cake layer separately in plastic. Freeze cake layers and sugarcoated cranberries up to 1 week.)

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Cranberries

Berries

Wrap

Place 1 cake layer on platter.

Spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with second cake layer.

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Frosting

Spread

Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of torte. Press remaining 3/4 cup walnuts onto torte sides. Arrange poached pears in concentric circles atop torte. (Torte can be frosted 1 day ahead. Cover torte; chill.

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Frosting

Walnuts

Spread

Pear