[cooked-sharing]
Apple & Cranberry Cake by Seasons Restaurant
Ingredients
- 2 cooking apples
- 1/3 cup sundried cranberries
- 4 eggs
- 1 and 1/3 cups vegetable oil
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- Spiced Rum Butter Ingredients:
- 1/2 lbs softened unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup icing sugar
- 1 fluid oz spiced rum
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground clove
Instructions
- Peel and dice (1/2cm cubes) cooking apples
- Microwave apples and cranberries, covered on high for 5 minutes
- Drain and discard any excess liquid from the apples
- In an electric mixer, whisk eggs and sugar together on high for 1 minute
- Slowly pour vegetable oil into the egg mixture with the mixer running
- Reduce mixer speed to low and add apple mixture
- Add baking powder and sifted flour, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula
- Mix until all ingredients are evenly incorporated
- Pour mixture into a greased 9inch spring form pan
- Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes or until a wooden skewer pull out clean
- Cool and serve with spiced rum butter and pumpkin panna cotta (recipe from previous issue)
- Spiced Rum Butter Directions:
- Mix all ingredients by hand in a mixing bowl until evenly incorporated
- Serve at room temperature