Unlike many French pastries, this cake uses oil instead of butter, so it's not quite as light and fluffy but it's better for you.
Ingredients
2 C. sugar
3 eggs
3 1/2 C. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 C. oil
1 C. pecans
2 C. diced apples
1 C. chopped cranberries
Directions
Mix together the sugar, eggs, flour, vanilla, and oil. Add the pecans, apples, and cranberries. Mix well. Start baking in a cold oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, then reduce heat to 300 degrees and bake for 1 1/2 hours longer.