Applesauce Cake
Applesauce Cake is a delightfully easy fall dessert loaded with all your favorite flavors of the season. Perfect for brunch, potlucks, and more.
Servings 8 servings
Calories 1071kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 2½ cups unsweetened applesauce
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 4 eggs room temperature
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 22 ounces 1:1 gluten-free flour blend about 4 cups (1 bag)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
Frosting
- ½ cup butter room temperature - (1 stick) unsalted
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2¼ cup confectioner’s sugar - sifted
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray or grease and dust with flour.
- Combine the applesauce, sugar, oil, eggs, and milk in a large mixing bowl and beat well.
- Whisk the flour blend, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and beat just until blended.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle returns clean.
- Place the baking pan on a wire rack and allow the cake to cool completely.
Frosting
- Combine the butter, brown sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl. Beat on high until fluffy, about 6 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Add the confectioner’s sugar, starting on low and then increasing after it is mostly mixed in.
- Add the milk, scrape down the sides, and continue mixing until the frosting forms.
- Increase the mixer speed and beat until fluffy.
- Spread the frosting into an even layer on the cooled cake before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 1071kcal | Carbohydrates: 171g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 700mg | Potassium: 139mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 108g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 1mg | Net Carbohydrates: 77g