Cranberry Orange Gateau With Cream Cheese Filling

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup fat-free buttermilk
• 1/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 2/3 cup dried cranberries
• cooking spray
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup low-fat cream cheese, softened
• 2 teaspoons fresh orange juice
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh orange juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 to prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. combine flour and next 4 ingredients in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
• 3 place granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl, beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. add rind; beat to combine. add egg and egg , 1 at a time beating wll afer each addition.
• 4 combine buttermilk and ricotta, stirring well with a whisk. add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. fold in cranberries. spoon batter into a 9 in round cake pan coated with cooking spray. bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean. cool in pan for 10 minutes. remove from pan. cool completely on a wire rack.
• 5 to prepare filling, place 1 c powdered sugar and cream sheese in a bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. add 2 t orange juice, and beat to combine. cover and chill 30 minutes.
• 6 to prepare glaze, combine 1 c powdered sugar with 1 1/2 t orange juice, stirring well with a whisk.
• 7 split cooled cake in half horizontally using a serrated knife; place bottom layer, cut side up, on a plate. spread filling over cake layer. top with remaining cake layer, cut side down. spread glaze over cake.