Applesauce Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
This Applesauce Cake is moist and flavorful, topped with a creamy cinnamon frosting.
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- baking pan
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a baking pan.
- In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, applesauce, and vanilla extract to the butter mixture. Mix until well combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- For the frosting, beat together cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting it with the cinnamon cream cheese frosting.
Notes
You can add nuts or raisins to the batter for extra flavor.