Name: Cranberry Trifle with Pumpkin Butter Cake
Ingredients: 1 Recipe Pumpkin Butter Cake (see below); 1 Recipe Cranberry Compote (see below); 1 Envelope unflavored gelatin; 1/4 c Cold water; 6 Egg yolks; 1/3 c Sugar; 1/4 ts Salt; 1 c Milk; 2 1/4 c Whipping or heavy cream; 1/4 c Brandy (optional); Raspberry preserves (optional); 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour; 1 1/4 c Sugar; 2 1/2 ts Baking powder; 1 ts Pumpkin pie spice; 1/2 ts Salt; 1/3 c Softened butter; 2/3 c Milk; 1 Egg; 1/3 c Milk; 1/2 c Pumpkin puree; 1 12-oz bag fresh or frozen cranberries; 3/4 c Sugar; 1 tb Orange-flavored liqueur; 1 tb Grated lemon zest

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John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Desserts	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Recipe Pumpkin Butter Cake (see below)
1		Recipe Cranberry Compote (see below)
1		Envelope unflavored gelatin
1/4	c	Cold water
6		Egg yolks
1/3	c	Sugar
1/4	ts	Salt
1	c	Milk
2 1/4	c	Whipping or heavy cream
1/4	c	Brandy (optional)
		Raspberry preserves (optional)
1 3/4	c	All-purpose flour
1 1/4	c	Sugar
2 1/2	ts	Baking powder
1	ts	Pumpkin pie spice
1/2	ts	Salt
1/3	c	Softened butter
2/3	c	Milk
1		Egg
1/3	c	Milk
1/2	c	Pumpkin puree
1		12-oz bag fresh or frozen cranberries
3/4	c	Sugar
1	tb	Orange-flavored liqueur
1	tb	Grated lemon zest

INSTRUCTIONS

PUMPKIN CAKE
CRANBERRY COMPOTE
In a small saucepan, sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold water. Let stand
1 minute. Stir over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved, about 3
minutes. In medium saucepan, combine egg yolks, sugar and salt. With wire
whisk, beat mixture until very thick. In small saucepan, heat milk just to
boiling point; whisk in egg mixture. Cook egg mixture over low heat,
whisking constantly, until mixture thickens like a light custard. Remove
from heat; stir in gelatin. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; stir in
prepared cranberry compote; chill until mixture mounds, about 1 hour. Whip
heavy cream; reserve 1/2 cup for garnish. Fold remaining cream into
cranberry mixture. If desired, sprinkle cake with brandy, then spread with
preserves.
To assemble, place one cake layer in the bottom of a 3-quart glass bowl,
then spoon on half of the cranberry mixture. Top with remaining cake layer,
then spoon on remaining cranberry mixture. Garnish with reserved whipping
cream.
PUMPKIN CAKE: In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat 1 3/4 cups
all-purpose flour, 1 1/4 cups sugar, 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1
teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/3 cup softened butter and
2/3 cup milk for 2 minutes. Add 1 egg and an additional 1/3 cup milk; beat
2 minutes. Fold in 1/2 cup pumpkin puree. Pour into a greased 9-inch round
cake pan. Bake in a 375-degree oven for 35 minutes or until toothpick
inserted in center comes out clean.
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