Cran-orange Mini Bundt Cakes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons orange peel, finely grated
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup miniature chocolate chip
• 1 cup fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon orange peel, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 spray two 6-cake mini-bundt cake pans with nonstick cooking spray (or 12 individual mini bundt cake pans).
• 3 combine flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl, set aside.
• 4 beat the sugar and butter in large mixer bowl until creamy.
• 5 beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 beat in orange peel and vanilla extract.
• 7 beat in flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions (so flour, buttermilk, flour, buttermilk, ending with flour).
• 8 stir in morsels and then fold in cranberries.
• 9 spoon into prepared pans, filling 3/4 full.
• 10 bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean and cakes are golden.
• 11 cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.
• 12 invert pans onto wire racks to release cakes and then cool completely. drizzle with glaze.
• 13 for glaze: microwave morsels in large, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on medium-high (70%) power for 1 minute; stir. (the morsels may retain some of their original shape.).
• 14 microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted.
• 15 whisk in 1/4 cup orange juice and 1 teaspoon grated orange peel. (mixture will initially get firm, but as you keep stirring, it will get smooth. add more orange juice if needed.).