Applesauce Spice Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting. What if you could take all of the fallish flavors of a comforting mug of apple cider and pack them into a glorious cake? What if you could then smother that cake in the world’s best cream cheese frosting?
Well, preheat your ovens, pour a cup of coffee, and flip the fireplace switch on. It’s fall and that cake is just one afternoon away from being on your dinner table. Applesauce Spice Cake will turn your average everyday day into a fall festival in your mouth.
Applesauce Spice Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Applesauce Spice Cake
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamon
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- One .74 ounce (or single serving size) package dry spiced apple cider mix
Preheat oven to 350°F. Cream together sugar and butter. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Spray two 8 inch round cake pans or one 9X13 baking pan well with baking spray. Bake for about 30-40 minutes or until a fork poked into the middle comes out clean.
Buttery Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 8 ounces unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
- 2 pounds powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Mix cream cheese, butter, and salt together on a high setting until they’re light & fluffy. This might take a couple of minutes. Add powdered sugar and mix on the lowest setting so it doesn’t fly out of the bowl. Add lemon juice. Turn up speed and whip for a couple more minutes.
After the cake has cooled completely cooled, frost cake.
For an easier time frosting, wrap the cake after cooled and place it in the freezer overnight. Frost the next day while the cake is still frozen and allow for defrost time before serving.