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Canola Cooks Sweet and Simple Desserts

Yield: 1 cake

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Ingredients:

3	apples, peeled and cut into wedges	3
3/4 cup	Grenadine syrup	175 mL
1 (18 oz) pkg	spice cake mix	1 (515 g) pkg
1/3 cup	canola oil	75 mL
1 1/4 cup	water	300 mL
3	eggs	3
1/3 cup	ginger marmalade	75 mL
1 cup	finely chopped pecans	250 mL
3/4 cup	toffee bits	175 mL
1	apple, peeled and finely chopped	1
	Toffee bits
	Confectioners' sugar (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven 350 F (180 C).

Place apple slices in sealable bag with Grenadine syrup. Turn to coat apples well. Set aside in refrigerator.

Canola oil spray a 10 inch (25 cm) spring form pan. Cut wax paper to fit bottom of pan. Place in pan and canola oil spray again.

In large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, canola oil, water, and eggs. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. Beat in marmalade. Stir in pecans, toffee bits and 1 apple, chopped.

Drain Grenadine soaked apples and use paper towel to remove extra moisture. Place apples in a decorative pattern on the bottom of the spring form pan. Carefully pour batter over top of apples.

Bake for 60 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes. Turn cake upside down on rack and carefully remove waxed paper. Let cool completely.

Serving Instructions:

Cut wedges of cake and serve on dessert plate. Garnish with additional Grenadine soaked apples and toffee bits. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.