Harvest Cake with Skillet Apples

Harvest Cake with Skillet Apples
Sage Fruit Company/Adrienne Meier

A perfect dessert for a holiday meal! Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a real treat.

Makes 8 Servings

Ingredients for Harvest Cake:
1 cup all purpose flour
1-teaspoon baking powder
1-teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup packed brown sugar
¾ cup canned pumpkin
2 eggs
¼ cup cooking oil
½ cup finely shredded carrot
1/3-cup buttermilk
¾ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
Powdered sugar for dusting

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Grease and flour an 8x8x2 inch square pan or 9x1 ½ inch round cake pan.
In medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large mixing bowl combine sugars, pumpkin, eggs, and oil. Stir in carrots and buttermilk. Gradually beat in flour mixture, stir in walnuts. Pour into prepared baking pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely.
Place cake on serving platter and dust with powdered sugar. Just before serving spoon on warm Skillet Apples. Top each serving with a scoop of vanilla ice cream if desired!

Ingredients for Skillet Fruit:
4 Granny Smith Apples (peeled, cored and sliced)
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
½ cup fresh cranberries or 1 cup dried cranberries

Directions:
In large skillet melt butter, stir in sugar. Add sliced apples and cranberries. Cook gently stirring occasionally, until apples are just tender (4 to 8 minutes). Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes.