Recipe

Applesauce Spice Cake

Shared by: Pam Drake

Team: PAC/CDC/LTC

Dessert Cake Spice Cake Holiday Decadent Dessert

Ingredients

2 Cups All-purpose Flour

2 Cups Sugar

1 1/2 Cups Applesauce

1/2 Cup Butter, Softened

2 Large Eggs

1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Soda

1 1/2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon

1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder

1/2 Teaspoon Salt

1/4 Teaspoon Ground Allspice

3/4 Cup Golden Raisins Or Raisins

1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans

1/3 Cup Butter (For Frosting)

3 Cups Powdered Sugar

1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract (For Frosting)

2 To 3 Tablespoons Milk

1/4 Cup Chopped Pecans (For Topping)

1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 13×9-inch baking pan; set aside.
2
Combine all cake ingredients except raisins and pecans in a bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping the bowl often, until ingredients are moistened. Beat at high speed until smooth.
3
Stir in raisins and 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
4
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until the center is firm to the touch and edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool completely.
5
Melt 1/3 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, for 4–6 minutes or until butter turns golden. Remove from heat and cool completely.
6
Combine browned butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a bowl. Beat at medium speed, gradually adding milk until frosting is smooth and spreadable.
7
Frost the cooled cake and sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped pecans.

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