Applesauce Cake

22 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • Applesauce Cake
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce
  • Honey Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 1- 8 oz. packets cream cheese, softened
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon, for topping

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9 x 13 pan and line with parchment paper.
  2. 2
    In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.
  3. 3
    In another bowl, whisk together sugar, vegetable oil, sour cream, egg, and lemon zest.
  4. 4
    Mix wet ingredients into dry, then stir in applesauce and walnuts until just combined.
  5. 5
    Pour into greased and lined pan, and bake for about 35 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean).
  6. 6
    In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together cream cheese and honey until combined.
  7. 7
    Slowly add powdered sugar, then honey and beat until the mixture is smooth.
  8. 8
    Spread onto cooled cake. Lightly place a paper doily over top of cake and sift cinnamon over the top. Lift doily straight up and off of the cake.

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