Cranberry Ginger Eggnog Torte

This sweet torte is made with sheets of tender Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry sprinkled with a cinnamon-sugar blend, baked until flaky and filled with a luscious rum and nutmeg flavored cream cheese mixture, dried cranberries and crushed gingersnap cookies.

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Cooking Directions

  • Heat the oven to 375°F.  Beat the egg and water in a small bowl with a fork or whisk.
  • Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface.  Stir the granulated sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.  Sprinkle the sugar mixture over the pastry sheet.  Roll the pastry sheet into an 11-inch square.  Place the pastry onto a baking sheet. Brush with the egg mixture.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.  Remove the pastry from the baking sheet and let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.  Split the pastry into 2 layers.
  • Beat the heavy cream in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form.
  • Beat the mascarpone cheese, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, rum extract and nutmeg in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until the mixture is smooth.   Fold the whipped cream into the cheese mixture.
  • Spread the cheese mixture on the bottom pastry layer. Sprinkle with the cranberries and crushed cookies.  Top with the top pastry layer.

Ingredients

  • 0.5 of a 17.3-ounce package Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Sheets(1 sheet), thawed
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 8 ounces (1 container) mascarponecheese, softened
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 0.5 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 0.5 teaspoon rum extract
  • 0.25 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
  • 6 gingersnap cookie, crushed (about 1/4 cup)