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Applesauce Cake
An old fashioned, super soft, incredibly moist cake that's brimming with spices and has a tasty light apple flavor. It's much like carrot cake and absolutely delicious!
👥 15 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 30m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- baking dish
- oven
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
To make the applesauce cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13 by 9-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
2
In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice for ⏱️ 30 seconds. Make a well in the center and set aside.
baking soda1 tsp(490 g) unsweetened applesauce2 cups(85 g) butter, (soft)6 Tbsp(360 g) powdered sugar3 cupsbaking powder1 tspground cinnamon2 tspground ginger1 tsp
3
To a separate large mixing bowl add granulated sugar, brown sugar, and eggs. Using an electric hand mixer beat on medium speed until fairly pale and fluffy, about ⏱️ 2 minutes.
large eggs2(490 g) unsweetened applesauce2 cups(85 g) butter, (soft)6 Tbsp(360 g) powdered sugar3 cups
4
Add applesauce, vegetable oil and 1 tsp vanilla extract to sugar mixture and blend with hand mixer until combined.
(490 g) unsweetened applesauce2 cupsvanilla extract1 tsp(85 g) butter, (soft)6 Tbsp(360 g) powdered sugar3 cups
5
Pour applesauce mixture into well in flour mixture then gently fold and stir mixture just until there's no longer streaks or pockets of flour. Mixture will be lumpy and that's okay.
6
Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. Wiggle pan to level batter out even.
7
Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into center comes out free of batter (a moist crumb or two is fine), about 30 to ⏱️ 40 minutes.
8
Let cake cool on a wire rack (to speed up cooling you can cool in the fridge).
9
To make the cream cheese frosting: Add cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla to a large mixing bowl.
10
Using an electric hand mixer (with clean beater blades), blend mixture on low speed until combined. Then increase speed to high and whip for several minutes until light and fluffy.
11
If needed you can freeze the frosting in ⏱️ 3 minute increments, stirring between intervals, until it's firmed up some.
12
Frost cake with cream cheese frosting then cut into slices.
Nutrition Facts
calories
450 kcal
fat Content
22 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
44 g
sodium Content
292 mg
protein Content
4 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
54 mg
carbohydrate Content
62 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
unsaturated Fat Content
12 g
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