Cranberry Apple Cake

• Cake
• vegetable oil↗1 1⁄4 cups
• granulated sugar↗1 1⁄4 cups
• brown sugar, packed↗1⁄2 cup
• eggs↗4
• all-purpose flour↗3 cups
• ground cinnamon↗2 teaspoons
• baking soda↗1 teaspoon
• baking powder↗1 teaspoon
• salt↗3⁄4 teaspoon
• grated nutmeg↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• apples, peeled and diced↗3
• dried cranberries↗6 ounces
• Frosting↗
• brown sugar, packed↗1⁄4 cup
• tablespoons light cream↗2 1⁄2
• tablespoons butter↗2
• cup icing sugar↗2⁄3

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   For the cake, preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and grease and flour a 10" tube pan.

2. 2

   Beat the oil, sugars and eggs in a large mixing bowl.

3. 3

   Combine the next six ingredients in a separate bowl.

4. 4

   Add to the wet ingredients along with the apples and cranberries, stirring until moistened.

5. 5

   Spread the batter in the prepared pan.

6. 6

   Bake for 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.

7. 7

   Cool for 20 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.

8. 8

   For the frosting, heat the first three ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture comes to a boil.

9. 9

   Cool to room temperature.

10. 10

    Add enough icing sugar to make a drizzling consistency, beating until smooth.

11. 11

    Drizzle over the cake and decorate as desired.