🍎 Applesauce Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Soft, warmly spiced, and packed with apple flavor, this applesauce cake is finished with a rich cinnamon cream cheese frosting that makes every bite extra indulgent.
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans, optional
For the Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1–2 tbsp milk, if needed
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line two 8-inch round cake pans.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and salt together.
- In another bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until creamy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Mix in applesauce, then gradually add the dry ingredients. Fold in nuts if using.
- Divide batter between pans and bake for 25–30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon. Beat until fluffy, adding a little milk if needed.
- Frost one cake layer, stack the second layer on top, and cover with more frosting. Dust with cinnamon before serving.
🍎 Tip: Chill the cake for about 20 minutes before slicing for cleaner layers.
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