cran-cherry caramel bacon upside-down biscuit cake with marmalade mascarpone topping

Name: Cran-Cherry Caramel Bacon Upside-Down Biscuit Cake with Marmalade Mascarpone Topping
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) dried bing cherries or other dried cherry; 1/2 cup(s) dried sweetened cranberries; 1/2 cup(s) cranberry juice; 1/2 cup(s) unsalted butter; 3/4 cup(s) brown sugar, lightly packed; 1 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup(s) chopped pecans; 1/2 cup(s) chopped crisp bacon; 1 can(s) (16.3 oz) flaky honey butter biscuits or buttermilk biscuits; 8 ounce(s) mascarpone cheese, soften; 3 tablespoon(s) orange marmalade; 2 tablespoon(s) powdered sugar

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Merry Graham

Newhall, CA

Updated on Apr 14, 2011

Who doesn't love a lil' touch of sweet at breakfast? Who doesn't love fruit and bacon and a lil' coffee cake? Well, I've put all of these together to create a very easy yet deliciously wonderful biscuit cake! I hope you give it a try! YUM!

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 25 Min

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yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/2 cup dried bing cherries or other dried cherry
1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries
1/2 cup cranberry juice
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup chopped crisp bacon
1 can (16.3 oz) flaky honey butter biscuits or buttermilk biscuits
8 ounces mascarpone cheese, soften
3 tablespoons orange marmalade
2 tablespoons powdered sugar

How To Make cran-cherry caramel bacon upside-down biscuit cake with marmalade mascarpone topping

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine cherries, cranberries and juice in a glass microwave safe measuring spouted bowl, cover with plastic wrap. Cook on HIGH for 2 minutes, leaving covered to soften cherries as you prepare other ingredients.

Step 2

While oven is preheating, melt butter in a 9 or 10-inch cake pan by placing in over for 3-5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle pecans and bacon bits on top of butter mixture, do not stir. Cut biscuits into quarters; do not place in pan yet.
Step 3

Pour off juice from softened dried fruit and discard. Place drained cherries and cranberries on top of bacon bits; do not stir and top with biscuit pieces. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until biscuits are dark golden brown and baked through. If needed, cover with foil the last 5-7 minutes of baking to prevent over browning.
Step 4

Meanwhile make the marmalade mascarpone topping: Mix in small serving bowl mascarpone, marmalade, and powder sugar until smooth, cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve. (Topping doesn’t have to be refrigerated if you make it right before serving.)
Step 5

Remove cake from oven, wait 2-minutes, then carefully invert onto a serving platter, lift pan off, and place any cherry/cranberry bacon topping that remain in the pan back atop the biscuit-cake. Serve warm with marmalade mascarpone topping. Serves 8.
Step 6

Bacon Tip: Real bacon bits in a package can be used but I like to make my own. Take 4 slices of bacon and place on 3 layers of paper towel. Cover bacon with a paper towel and place in microwave, cook on HIGH for 4 minutes or at 30-second intervals until crisp. Blot bacon, cook and crumble.
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