Easy cranberry & apple cake from Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That?: Fabulous Recipes & Easy Tips (page 205) by Ina Garten

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  • CourtneyT on January 21, 2026

    I threw this together this morning as I had some cranberries hanging around with no purpose. I combined with some blackberries and it worked beautifully. Very easy to make and seems very flexible.

  • ellencooks on January 19, 2026

    Loved this! I used frozen cranberries left over from Thanksgiving and am now wishing I’d bought a few more bags. Tart but a good tart. Wish I’d had some ice cream but it was good withoutl.

  • ginger2212 on November 05, 2024

    LOVED this! My husband thought the cranberries were too tart but I loved the balance of tart and sweet - it wasn't overpowering. Would definitely make again.

  • cadfael on February 26, 2024

    We really like this recipe as we are cranberry fans. I had to bake an extra 10 this last time and only 5 minutes longer the time before. Perhaps it depends upon the size of the cranberries and apple. They were big berries this time and a large apple. Nonetheless, it is a favourite.

  • Lepa on December 22, 2019

    This was very good. I loved the tart bits from the cranberries. Mine didn't brown like the cake in the picture- even after an extra ten minutes in the oven (?) I didn't have a ten inch glass pie tin so I used a springform pan. I don't think the different pan would have caused it to brown less but maybe I will try this again after I get a pie pan. In any case, it was delicious served warm with vanilla ice cream.

  • averythingcooks on December 09, 2019

    This is a flavourful, moist cake with a lovely cinnamon sugar "crunch" on top. I followed some advice from reviewers on a different site and reduced the cranberries to 9 oz & added an extra apple (a gala) to the Granny Smith called for. My husband LOVED it (and he is not much a of a cinnamon fan). I am slightly less enthusiastic but mostly because I would have preferred all apples in lieu of the cranberries - just a personal taste issue. But yes - for me, the cake & apples are awesome!

  • anya_sf on July 21, 2019

    Very easy and good. Great with vanilla ice cream. I thought the cake might be too sweet, but the sugar balanced the tart cranberries.

  • Breadcrumbs on March 16, 2014

    p. 205 - Truly scrumptious! We loved this. mr bc called it a pie cake. Indeed it looks like a pie but tastes like a cake…an upside down cake perhaps. We especially loved the crispy cinnamon/sugar topped crust. The sugar had caramelized so that the very top of the cake crust shattered like glass as you cut through it with your fork. The aromas wafting from the oven as this bakes are intoxicating and reminiscent of all things Christmas…orange, cranberries, and cinnamon. This was a big hit at cucina bc and I think my cranberries may have mellowed from the freezing process as we found the balance of tart and sweet to be ideal for our tastes. Photos here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/737723#8820350

  • Jane on November 26, 2010

    Definitely easy. The longest part was going through the cranberries to remove the squishy ones. I preferred it at room temperature to warm, warm it's more of a pudding than a cake. The cranberries were quite tart so add more sugar if you don't like tart fruit.

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