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Description
A moist and flavorful applesauce cake topped with a creamy cinnamon cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×9 inch baking pan.
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add applesauce, eggs, and vanilla.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until combined.
- Pour batter into pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cake completely.
- For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla.
- Spread frosting over cooled cake.
Notes
- Use room-temperature ingredients for best results.
- Store cake in the refrigerator.
- For a lighter frosting, reduce powdered sugar to 1.5 cups.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American