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Apple Cranberry Cake/Pudding Dessert

Here's how you make Apple Cranberry Cake/Pudding Dessert
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 45-55m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • 8 cups apples (peeled, cored and sliced)
  • 1 cup cranberries, fresh or frozen
  • GOLDEN CAKE
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup ground almonds
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
  • Confectioners' sugar, for dusting (amount desired)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In bowl, whisk brown sugar with butter until blended; transfer into 12-cup (3 L) oval glass baking dish, spreading evenly. Layer the apple slices and cranberries over top.

  • Step 2: FOR THE GOLDEN CAKE; in large bowl, beat butter with granulated sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and orange rind.

  • Step 3: In separate bowl, whisk flour, ground almonds, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk making 3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 of milk. Spoon over fruit, smoothing top. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.

  • Step 4: Bake center rack (or second lowest if you don't have a center position) in a preheated 350 degrees F oven until golden and cake tester inserted in centre of cake comes out clean, about 45-55 minutes (note: if you baking on the second-lowest rack then baking time will be slightly decreased).

  • Step 5: Dust with icing sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • 12-cup/3 liter glass baking pan

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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