Apple Cake with Warm Cranberry Sauce - Alberta Pulse Growers

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) cooked or canned white beans, drained & rinsed (see notes)
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) apple juice
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) canola oil
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) unsweetened applesauce
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) cooking apples, peeled & grated
• 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) brown sugar
• 3 cups (750 mL) all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp (10 mL) baking soda
• 1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cloves
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) chopped pecans
• 2 oranges, zest & juice
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) water
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) white sugar
• 2 cups (500 mL) cranberries
• 2 Tbsp (30 mL) corn starch
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) water