{"id":50122,"date":"2023-09-27T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/?p=50122"},"modified":"2024-09-16T10:18:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T15:18:23","slug":"applesauce-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/applesauce-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Applesauce Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This ultra moist and fluffy applesauce cake is made with unsweetened applesauce for lots of apple flavor, plus four different spices for added warmth and depth of flavor. The brown butter cream cheese frosting on top is the perfect finishing touch! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Applesauce is a favorite baking hack of mine for replacing some of the oil in a dessert to prevent it from being too greasy. But using applesauce in a cake as the star ingredient is something I’ve only recently tried! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This applesauce cake is reminiscent of my spice cake<\/a>. It’s packed with warming spices and brown sugar for layers of flavor, but the abundance of applesauce in the batter imparts a delicate apple flavor that classic spice cake lacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the cake would taste delicious with regular cream cheese frosting, I opted to brown the butter before adding it to the frosting. Browned butter is incredibly rich, with a slightly nutty flavor. It takes just a few extra minutes to prepare, and the results are bakery-worthy! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can easily enjoy this easy applesauce cake all season long. It’s a wonderful alternative to more traditional fall desserts like apple crisp<\/a> and apple pie<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ingredients needed for this cake are pantry staples I always have on hand. I’ve provided a full ingredient list with measurements in the recipe card below, but here’s an overview of the key items you’ll need: <\/p>\n\n\n\n