Cranberry-Apple Cake with Salted Caramel Glaze

The addition of dried cranberries, fresh apple, and pecans makes this moist cake perfect for fall holidays, and the salted caramel glaze takes it over the top!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 744 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.25 cup milk
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 cups vegetable oil
• 0.75 cup dried cranberries
• 2.5 cups diced apples

Recipe 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.