Pumpkin, Walnut and Cranberry Cake

After making Chloe’s birthday cake the other week, I was left with pumpkin puree and some apple sauce that I didn’t want to let go to waste.

I decided to use a basic pumpkin loaf recipe I had…but jazzed it up with some frozen cranberries and chopped walnuts and used some round cake pans, with turned out perfect!

I even took inspiration for the yogurt icing on Chloe’s cake. For her’s, it was just some Greek yogurt and some peanut butter. But for this one, it was a little of trial and error to get the consistency right. In the end, it’s a good alternative if you want to make a simple light glaze…but will never replace a basic powdered sugar glaze.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of flour

• 1 tsp of baking powder

• 1 tsp of baking soda

• 1 tsp of salt

• 1 tsp of cinnamon

• 1 tsp of nutmeg

• 1/2 tsp of allspice

• 1 tbsp of vanilla

• 2 cups of pure pumpkin puree

• 1 cup of apple sauce

• 3 eggs

• 2/3 cup of brown sugar

• 2/3 cup of granulated sugar

• 1 cup of frozen cranberries

• 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease two round 9-inch cake pans.

2. In a large mixing bowl; add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon. Stir to combine and set aside.

3. In another mixing bowl, whisk together the apple sauce, pumpkin puree, vanilla and sugars until smooth.

4. Add in the eggs and whisk again to combine.

5. Gradually add the dry ingredients and mix until you get a smooth batter.

6. Stir in the cranberries and walnuts and divide your batter into the two cake pans.

7. Bake for 50 minutes, or until a pricked toothpick in the centre comes out clean.

8. Let cool completely before adding the glaze.

For the Yogurt Glaze: add 1/2 cup of powdered sugar to a small bowl and add 1/2 cup of plain Greek Yogurt. From there, add 1 tbsp of extra yogurt until desired consistency. Keep in refrigerator until use.

Christopher

Christopher is a food and lifestyle expert, recipe developer and the content creator behind May Eighty Five. With years of experience in the kitchen, he also shares tips, tricks and how to’s that he has learnt over the years. Every week, he shares quick, simple and mostly healthy recipes along with some home and entertaining tips. You will find flavorful cocktails, delicious appetizers, tasty mains and some indulgent desserts. As a home decor enthusiast, he also likes to share simple DIY projects and simple tips for a beautiful home.