The Refreshing Side of Things...

To know me, I Love Chocolate!  I have a very good friend who tells others frequently, "If one wants to give K something she really likes, give her Chocolate!".   Well, I must confess...for as much as I love the Chocolate, I equally Love Orange, Cranberry and Nuts all mixed together in any form of Cake..!

I crave it....frequently

It's my weakness to all sweets!

It has Orange and Cranberry and Walnuts...that makes it healthy, RIGHT!!?

Here is what I mixed together and placed in a Bunt Cake Pan

 I started with a Yellow Cake Box Mix...

Added:

 Rind from a large Orange

Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice from the same Orange

Three eggs

1/3 cup of oil

Water combined with Orange Juice to make 1 cup

After mixed well, Add your Dried Cranberries and Walnuts... 
I usually just "dump" an unmeasured amount of the
Cranberries and Walnuts...which would properly measure
1/2 cup of Cranberries
1 Cup of Walnuts

I

 Spray pan with Cooking Spray

 Bake at 350 for 30-35 mins...

 After the cake cooled for a few mins I inverted onto a plate 

and added an Orange Glaze on top.

Glaze

Orange Rind from Large Orange

Orange Juice from Large Orange

One cup of Powdered Sugar

 The picture shows the cake much darker than it really is...

If you look very close, you can see the Orange Rind with the Cranberries and Walnuts...

You can make your Glaze thicker,

I wanted the glaze thin so it would seep into the cake giving even more of an Orange Flavor.

Tomorrow I will cut the cake into separate individual pieces, wrap in freezer wrap and freeze them for an easy grab on the go with my coffee:)

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic week-end!