Equipment
- Electric mixer
- Loaf Pan
- Parchment paper
- Mixing bowls
- Wire cooling rack
Ingredients
Bread Ingredients:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries + 1/2 cup chopped for decorating
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips + 1/2 cup for melt
Vanilla icing ingredients
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2-4 Tablespoons milk
Toppings:
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries chopped
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips (melted)
Instructions
To Make the Cranberry Bliss Bread:
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a 9″ loaf pan with nonstick baking spray or butter.
- Sift together dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
- Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing as you go, until incorporated.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk to your mixer with wet ingredients, with dry ingredients being the last thing you add.
- Stir dried cranberries and white chocolate chips into your batter until evenly distributed.
- Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for an hour.
- Once baked, allow to cool completely before removing from pan. After removing from pan, transfer cranberry bliss loaf to a wire rack, placing a cookie sheet underneath it.
To Make the Vanilla Icing:
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla and milk until well combined.
- Pour vanilla icing over the cranberry bliss bread and allow to dry for at least 30 minutes.
- Top with 1/2 cup chopped cranberries and white chocolate drizzle.
- Allow all toppings to set before slicing.
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Notes
Note: Nutrition information is a rough estimate only; actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.
Nutrition
Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 224mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 290IU | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 0.9mg