Good-Cooking - Candy Apple Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup red-hot cinnamon candies
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup apple juice, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon red food color
• 4 large Granny Smith apples, cored and coarsely chopped
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 1 small box instant vanilla pudding
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream