Apple-cranberry Bundt Cake (egg-free, Fat-free)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water, warm
• 1 cup milk, non-fat
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger, ground
• 1/8 teaspoon clove, ground
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup cranberries, whole (fresh or frozen)
• 1 cup apple, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 -3 tablespoons milk, non-fat (or as much as required for desired texture)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 1 cup cranberries, whole (fresh or thawed) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 3 prepare a 10-cup bundt pan by spraying with fat-free cooking spray and lightly dusting with flour.
• 4 in a large bowl, stir together sugar and applesauce. into a small bowl, wisk together cornstarch and warm water (the mixture will be quite dense but smooth). add cornstarch mixture to applesauce mixture and whisk until combined. then whisk in non-fat milk and vanilla.
• 5 combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl and whisk together well. slowly add into wet mixture, whisking until thoroughly combined.
• 6 fold apples and cranberries into the batter.
• 7 spoon batter evenly into bundt pan, being careful not to brush off too much of the flour dusting.
• 8 bake for 40-45 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into cake comes out clean.
• 9 cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes and turn out onto a cake pedestal or plate.
• 10 glaze:.
• 11 place powdered sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. add vanilla and stir in milk one tablespoon at a time until smooth. if a thinner or thicker consistency is desired, add less or more milk as you wish.
• 12 spoon evenly over cake.
• 13 garnish:.
• 14 if desired, place cranberries into the center of the cake and around the base of the cake plate mostly for festive presentation.