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Cranberry-jalapeno Relish Recipe

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Ingredients

3 c Sifted cake flour
1 1/2 ts Orange extract
2 ts Grated orange peel
1 c Whole milk
6 lg Eggs; separated
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1/4 ts Salt
3 1/2 c Sifted powdered sugar
Cranberry Glaze
1/4 c Plain yogurt
1 c Unsalted butter; room temperature
2 1/2 ts Baking powder
Creamy Brown Sugar Frosting

Directions

Step #1 preheat your trusty oven to 350F.
Step #2 Butter & flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides.
Step #3 Sift flour, baking powder & salt into medium bowl.
Step #4 Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until creamy.
Step #5 slowly add sugar; beat until light & fluffy, every once in awhile scraping down sides of bowl.
Step #6 Add egg yolks 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
Step #7 Beat in orange peel, vanilla extract & orange extract.
Step #8 Whisk milk & yogurt in small bowl to mix.
Step #9 Add dry ingredients to yolk mixture in 3 additions alternately with milk mixture in 2 additions, beating well after each addition.
Step #10 Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites in another large bowl until stiff but not dry.
Step #11 Fold 1/3 of whites into batter, then fold in remaining whites.
Step #12 Divide batter between pans.
Step #13 Smooth tops.
Step #14 Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 mins.
Step #15 Cool cakes in pans on rack 15 mins.
Step #16 Run small knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes.
Step #17 Turn cakes out onto racks & cool completely.
Step #18 (Can be made 1 day ahead.
Step #19 Wrap in plastic & store at room temperature.
Step #20 ) Place 1 cake layer, flat side up, on platter.
Step #21 Spread top of cake with 3/4 c Creamy Brown Sugar Frosting.
Step #22 Spread 1 c Cranberry Glaze over frosting, leaving 1/2-inch border all around cake.
Step #23 top this with second cake layer, flat side down; press slightly to adhere.
Step #24 Spread 2 c frosting over sides of cake.
Step #25 Spoon remaining frosting into pastry bag fitted with medium-size star tip.
Step #26 Pipe decorative border around top edge of cake.
Step #27 put in the fridge until frosting is firm, about 1 hr.
Step #28 Spread remaining Cranberry Glaze over top center of cake.
Step #29 Chill until glaze is set.
Step #30 (Can be made 1 day ahead.
Step #31 Cover with cake dome and put in the fridge.
Step #32 ) Makes 12 servings.
Step #33 --.
Enjoy the Cranberry-Jalapeno Relish recipe