Applesauce Cake
May 17, 2025 01:53 AM
This Applesauce Cake so tender, moist and loaded with warm spices and apple flavor. It’s a simple cake that’s anything but boring! Top it off with an elegant dusting of powdered sugar, a drizzle of caramel sauce or frost it with cream cheese frosting – so good!
Similar to a spice cake but with a noticeable apple flavor to it, this cake is so delicious. It comes together in just under an hour and is equally fabulous served warm or at room temperature. I love it’s simplicity. It reminds me of a classic style cake that could be served any time – at breakfast with coffee, as a snack or, of course, dessert. I’ve been coming back to it time and time again, and here’s why:
SO moist. Between the applesauce and the use of oil in addition to butter, this cake turns out incredibly moist every time. You won’t be able to get enough!
Balanced flavor profile. Sure, it has sugar in it, but this cake gets a lot of flavor from sweet, warm spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, etc.) and the naturally sweet applesauce.
Quick and easy. The batter for this cake is pretty easy to make, and the whole recipe only takes about 50 minutes from start to finish. An irresistible cake in under an hour!? Sign me up!
Ingredients:
For the cake
- 2 1/2 cups (325g) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (168g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup (120ml) vegetable oil
- 1 1/4 cups (278g) packed light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups (370g) unsweetened applesauce
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
Optional toppings
- Caramel sauce
- Cream cheese frosting
- Whipped cream cheese frosting
Prep Time:
25 minutes
Cook Time:
25 minutes
Total Time:
50 minutes
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