Applesauce Cake

This Applesauce Cake is moist and flavored with all the warm fall spices, and topped with quick and easy cheese frosting.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword applesauce cake

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 24

Total Time 39

Servings slices

Calories 352kcal

Author Courtney

Ingredients

Applesauce Cake

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 pinch ground cloves
2/3 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cups light brown sugar packed
2 large eggs
2 cups unsweetened applesauce
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz cream cheese room temperature (take out about 30 minutes prior to making)
1/2 cup butter room temperature (take out about 30 minutes prior to making)
2 1/2-3 cups powdered sugar sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon for dusting onto cake, optional

Instructions

Applesauce Cake

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish or oven safe casserole dish and set aside.
In a large bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices.
In a bowl combine the sugars, eggs and beat until fluffy using a hand mixer or stand mixer, 1-2 minutes.
Add the applesauce, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract to the sugar mixture. Blend until combined.
Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mixed until just combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool before frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

In the bowl of a stand mixer combine cream cheese and butter and mix until creamy. Add in the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and mix to combine. You would also mix cornstarch and lemon juice in this step if you're using dairy free and vegan alternatives.
Frost the cake and then dust it with a little bit of cinnamon.
Refrigerate cake until ready to serve.

Notes

Refrigerate cake until ready to serve.

If you're using dairy free / vegan cream cheese we recommend using 1-2 teaspoons to taste of fresh squeezed lemon juice.

To thicken up the frosting you can use 1-2 tablespoons of cornstarch. If you're making a vegan cream cheese frosting using vegan cream cheese we recommend using 1/4 cup for brands like Violife and Philadelphia.

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