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Apple Cranberry Cake

Sue Lau
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5 from 15 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Course Cake, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 490 kcal

Equipment

  • Food Processor
  • Electric Mixer

Ingredients
  

Cake:

  • 5 ounces dried apple rings
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup fresh cranberries
  • 10 ounces fresh cored apple grated (about 2 medium)
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1-1/2 cups butter room temperature
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon apple pie spice

Cake Drizzle:

  • 1-1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons cranberry juice cocktail
  • 1 drop red food coloring

Sprinkle:

  • 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375F.

Prep the Fruit:

  • Spray a 10-inch Bundt pan with Baker's Release spray or grease and flour pan, tapping out excess flour.
  • Place dried apple slices in a cup and cover with boiling water; let soak 15 minutes then drain.
  • Place drained dried apples in a food processor fitted with a chopping blade and pulse until well chopped.
  • Place chopped apples in a bowl and set aside.
  • Place cranberries in the food processor and pulse a few times until finely chopped then add those to the dried apples.
  • Remove the chopping blade and fit the food processor with the spindle and large grating wheel.
  • Core the fresh apples and discard those cores. You don't have to peel (yay!)
  • Turn on the food processor and drop pieces of apple through the chute and grate.
  • Add the grated apple to the dried apple and cranberry mixture.

Cake Batter:

  • Place the soft butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle.
  • Run until smooth then add eggs one at a time with the mixer still running. Mix in vanilla.
  • Add remaining ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and apple pie spice) until mixture is thick but well-blended.
  • Fold in the bowl of apples and cranberries.
  • Spread batter evenly in the pan.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for 50-55 minutes or until cake batter is no longer wet.
  • Cool in the pan 15 minutes, then turn out of the pan and finish cooling on a wire rack.

Finish:

  • Mix together ingredients for drizzle and spoon over the cake.
  • Then sprinkle with the finely chopped pecans.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Nutrition

Calories: 490kcalCarbohydrates: 90gProtein: 6gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 534mgPotassium: 177mgFiber: 4gSugar: 58gVitamin A: 378IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 2mg
Keyword cranberry recipes, Holiday Cake, Holiday Desserts, Thanksgiving Cake
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