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applesauce cake

smalltownwoman avatar
Recipe by
Beth Pierce
@smalltownwoman
Ofallon, MO

This delicious and moist applesauce cake combines the flavors of applesauce, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves, all topped with a delicious five-ingredient cinnamon cream cheese frosting.

yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For applesauce cake

  • CAKE
  • 2 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp
    ground cloves
  • 2 c
    applesauce
  • 2 lg
    eggs, room temperature
  • 1 c
    vegetable oil
  • 3/4 c
    granulated sugar
  • 3/4 c
    light brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 3/4 c
    chopped walnuts or pecans, optional
  • CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 1 c
    unsalted butter, softened
  • 8 oz
    cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 c
    powdered sugar

How To Make applesauce cake

  • 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9×13-inch baking dish.
  • 2
    To make the cake, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, and ground cloves in a medium bowl,
  • 3
    In a large bowl, combine the applesauce, eggs, vegetable oil, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract.
  • 4
    Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture in several increments, mixing just until combined. Fold in the walnuts and pecans, if using. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
  • 5
    Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Move the pan to a wire rack to fully cool.
  • 6
    To make the cinnamon cream cheese frosting, beat together the butter, cream cheese, cinnamon, and vanilla using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or a hand-held electric mixer until light, fluffy and smooth. Turn the mixer to low and gradually add the powdered sugar, beating until well combined. Scrape down the bowl and beaters as needed.
  • 7
    Spread the frosting on the fully-cooled cake. This cake should be refrigerated because of the cream cheese frosting.
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