Christmas Cranberry Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 4 sticks softened unsalted butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or almond extract
• 9 large eggs
• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Frosting

• 1/4 cup butter softened
• 5 oz.cream cheese
• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar or more to make it thick enough to spread on top of the cake
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping

• 1/4 cup of chopped pecans or walnuts
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips melted poured over the cake

Instructions

For the frosting:

1. cream together your softened butter and cream cheese until smooth, then slowly add in your vanilla extract and powdered sugar and mix until smooth
2. Spread on top of the completely cooled cake.
3. Place the cake in the fridge until the frosting is set on top
4. Sprinkle the cake with dried cranberries and nuts.
5. Melt the white chocolate chips and drizzle with a spoon over the finished cake