Description
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!
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ cups diced apples
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- ¾ cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a tube pan.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pour glaze over the hot cake. Let cake sit in the pan to cool and for glaze to set
- about 2 hours.
- 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.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 12