How to Make Applesauce Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
I recently came across a ‘windfall’ of unwanted apples and make a big batch of applesauce. I canned most of it, froze some when I got tired of canning, and put the rest in the refrigerator to use fresh. For more information on using Wild Apples…check out my post. This delicious applesauce cake recipe is a great way to use some of your applesauce!
Applesauce Spice Cake Recipe
- 2 cups unbleached flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/4 cup sour milk or whey
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp molasses
- 1 cup applesauce
- 3 eggs (* or 2 duck eggs)
Sift together all dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Cream together butter, molasses, and vanilla. Slowly add dry ingredients, milk, and applesauce, alternating between dry and wet ingredients. Combine thoroughly and beat for 1 minute. Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes more, scraping the bottom of the bowl.
Pour batter into greased 13×9″ cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately 30-35 minutes, or until edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. Eat plain, top with applesauce, or frost with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting.
Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup natural maple syrup
- 4 – 5 cups powdered sugar, sifted
Cream butter and cream cheese together. Add maple flavoring and combine. Slowly add powdered sugar until frosting is desired consistency.
*Duck eggs are wonderful for baking. They will make the finished product more moist and yummy. 🙂
I love cream cheese frosting but I think my heart stopped with MAPLE cream cheese frosting– that’s just genius! It sounds amazing. Pinned.
I hope you enjoy it Joanne!
This looks great! I’ featuring it on the Little Cottage Link Party tomorrow. Have a great week, and thanks for linking up with us!
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. This was my first time making a spice cake from scratch.
I modified a little by using gluten free flour and an extra egg, since I didn’t have duck eggs and since gluten free tends to be a little less moist. The results were delicious! The maple cream cheese icing is amazing. I will have to pin it. Oh my goodness!!!
Hi Cindy!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe! It does work quite well with gluten free flour…but I haven’t made it that way in ages. 🙂 If you ever find a source for duck eggs, they help create a very moist, fluffy gluten free cake (or other baked goodies too)!
Thanks for letting me know how well your cake turned out! Ours disappeared very quickly. 😉
Enjoy!
That cakes looks so yummy. I will pin it for another day. Found you at the blog hop.
Thanks for sharing, Holly! So glad to have you visit!
Pinned it! It looks delicious!
Thanks so much for sharing on Pinterest!
Lisa, this sounds delicious and what a great way to use applesauce. We have a tree with wonderful sweet/tart apples (don’t know the species) and it is overflowing with apples this year. I’ve made a few pies but definitely plan to try this cake recipe – sounds like a winner! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Linda,
Glad to share the recipe! Your apple tree sounds wonderful…we don’t have any mature trees since our move and I miss them. I hope you enjoy your cake! Wish I could drop by for a piece of pie 🙂
This looks so good, and anything topped with a cream cheese spread has my attention. Pinning to my dessert board.
Thanks! And thanks for pinning! 🙂