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A delicious, old-fashioned spiced applesauce
cake with a nutty cream cheese frosting.
Applesauce Spice
Cake
- For Cake:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 cups applesauce
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup chopped nuts
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- Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- For Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Grease and flour a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish; set aside.
- Combine flour, sugar, soda, salt, baking
powder, and spices into a large mixing bowl. Mix
in 1/2 cup butter, buttermilk, and applesauce. Beat for 2 minutes
with an electric mixer on medium speed.
Beat in eggs. Fold in nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 50 minutes, or until wooden pick
inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire
rack completely before frosting.
- For Frosting: Melt 1/4 cup butter over
medium heat, and add nuts. Keep stirring until nuts have browned.
Cool.
- Mix powdered sugar, cream cheese, and
vanilla with electric mixer until smooth. Stir cooled
pecan mixture into cream cheese mixture and
mix well.
Makes 12 servings.
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