Never Fail Applesauce Spice Cake recipe

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Ingredients

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¾ cups white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ cup butter
½ cup buttermilk
1 ½ cups applesauce
2 eggs
¾ cup chopped walnuts
¼ cup butter
1 cup chopped pecans
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Nutrition Info

448.2 calories
carbohydrate: 64 g
cholesterol: 55 mg
fat: 20.4 g
fiber: 1.7 g
protein: 5.1 g
saturatedFat: 8.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 258.3 mg
sugar: 48.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Sift flour, white sugar, soda, salt, baking powder, and spices into a large mixing bowl. Mix in 1/2 cup butter or margarine, buttermilk, and applesauce. Beat for 2 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed. Beat in eggs. Fold in 3/4 cup chopped nuts. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan.

  2. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes.

  3. Mix confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth. Melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat, and add 1 cup chopped pecans. Keep stirring until browned. Stir cooled pecans into cream cheese mixture. Frost the cooled cake.

Recipe Yield

1 - 9 x 13 inch cake

Recipe Note

You need just one bowl and one pan while preparing this quick and delicious spice cake with applesauce and pecans.

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