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!

• 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
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• ¾ cup dried cranberries
• 2 ½ 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.