Applesauce Cake

Fall is finally here, and this is hands down my favorite time of year. Baking is an essential during this season and I thought I would kick off this season with a yummy spice cake. 


Cake • Ingredients

3 cups of flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/3 cup of chilled butter
1 1/2 cups of chunky applesauce
1/4 cup apple butter
2 large egg whites
1 large egg
1 cup of craisins
cream cheese frosting
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted


Directions

Preheat oven to 350˙. Lightly spoon flour into a measuring cup level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir dry ingredients with a whisk. Set aside. Eat sugar, and butterfat a medium speed, add applesauce and next three ingredients. Beat well. Add flour mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in craisins. Pour batter into a bunt cake pan coated heavily with grease and dusted with flour. Bake at 350˙for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack, frost with cream cheese frosting and sprinkle the top of cake with toasted pecans.





Cream Cheese Frosting • Ingredients 

1/2 cup (4oz) block style cream cheese, chilled
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
1 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar


Directions 

Beat first four ingredients at medium speed until smooth. Gradually add sugar to buyer mixture, beat at a low speed just until blended. (do not over beat)

Enjoy!