Cranberry-Apple Cake with Salted Caramel Glaze
I always look forward to apple season so I can make this delicious, moist cake. The addition of dried cranberries makes it perfect for fall holidays. The salted caramel glaze is the crowning touch!
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- Serves: 1 person
Ingredients
- 3cups all-purpose flour
- 2cups white sugar
- 1½ cups vegetable oil
- 3large eggs
- 2teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- 1teaspoon salt
- 2½ cups diced apples
- 1cup chopped pecans
- ¾cup dried cranberries
- 1cup light brown sugar
- ½cup butter
- ¼cup milk
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½teaspoon salt
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a tube pan.Step 2
Place flour, white sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla extract, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in apple, pecans, and cranberries until well blended. Pour batter into the prepared pan.Step 3
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and set aside.Step 4
Combine brown sugar, butter, and milk in a small saucepan. Bring mixture to a rolling boil over high heat; continue to boil, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract and salt.Step 5
Pour glaze over the hot cake. Let cake sit in the pan to cool and for glaze to set, about 2 hours.Step 6
Remove cake from the pan. Place onto a plate, top-up; the glaze may puddle around the bottom edge of the cake. Serve when completely cool.