I am sooo INTO CRANBERRIES ♥

 Here I go again with
CRANBERRIES...

I had a few cranberries left from making my
CRANBERRY JAM
so when I saw
this recipe on FaceBook,
I decided to make it for our
home fellowship group.

..all those cranberries, Applesauce and pecans......

CRANBERRY APPLESAUCE BUNDT CAKE

1

tablespoon Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour

1

cup dried cranberries 

NOTE: I didn't have dried so I used fresh cranberries...

if yours are large, cut them in half....  

2 1/2

cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour

1

tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 

NOTE; I didn't have this spice so I used Cinnamon and Ginger 

1 1/2

teaspoons salt

1

teaspoon baking powder

1/2

teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2

cups granulated sugar

1/2

cup butter or margarine, softened

2

eggs 

1 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla 

NOTE; the original recipe did not call for ANY vanilla but I've

 never made a cake in my entire long life without adding it. 

1 1/2

cups applesauce

1/2

cup chopped walnuts or pecans

2

tablespoons powdered sugar to dust top of cake with AFTER it's totally cooled.

How to do it.....

• 1

  Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease bottom and side of 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening; lightly flour. Toss 1 tablespoon flour and the cranberries to coat; set aside. In large bowl, mix 2 1/2 cups flour, the pumpkin pie spice, salt, baking powder and baking soda; set aside.
• 2

  In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and butter with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth and blended. Reduce mixer speed to medium. Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with applesauce until smooth. Stir in cranberry-flour mixture and walnuts. Pour into pan.
• 3

  Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.
   Cool completely, about 2 hours
  . Sprinkle powdered sugar over cake. (I didn't do this)
  NOTE:  I made a thin glaze with powdered sugar, sour creme, milk and 
  a little bit of my CRANBERRY JAM 

  

  
  

  

  
  I love the flavor of this cake
  and the texture was surprising to me.....
  it seemed almost bread-like, as in Banana Nut Bread.
  Actually it was a cross between CAKE and BREAD, I think.
  
  

  

  Hoping everyone is staying warm and well....