Applesauce Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
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- Total Time
- 1hr 15mins
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- Serves
- 10
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- Calories
- 306
When you picture apple cake, it's usually a sliced apple pie or a sturdy carrot cake-like loaf. This super moist cake uses homemade applesauce for an incredibly tender finish, gently spiced with cinnamon and ginger. The frosting may be my favorite part of the whole cake, adding sweetness without being overpowering. This one-bowl recipe is suitable for newbie and experienced bakers alike.
Inspired by: https://www.designsponge.com/2018/09/autumns-most-tender-apple-cake-giveaway.htmlrecipe updated Jun 23, 2021
Ingredients
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- Egg
- 2
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- All purpose flour
- 260 g
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- Ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon
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- Ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon
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- Kosher salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons
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- Baking soda
- 2 teaspoons
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- Granulated sugar
- 100 g
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- Buttermilk
- 120 ml
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- Applesauce
- 395 g
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- Canola oil
- 80 ml
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- Cream cheese
- 170 g
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- Sour cream
- 2 tablespoons
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- Maple syrup
- 50 ml
Tools
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Oven
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Whisk
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Springform pan - 9 x 3"
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Large mixing bowl
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Small bowl
Step preview
- Pre-heat oven - 180°C
- Line in cake tin then set aside
- Grease
- Add all purpose flour, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, kosher salt and baking soda to a clean large mixing bowl
- Mix gently until combined and continue
- Add egg, granulated sugar, buttermilk, applesauce and canola oil to the large mixing bowl
- Whisk gently until combined then scrape bowl
- Whisk carefully until completely mixed
- Transfer content of large mixing bowl to springform pan
- Bake - 55 min, 180°C
- Get
- Add cream cheese, sour cream and maple syrup to the springform pan
- Blend vigorously until smooth
- Remove from the oven
- Let cool on round wire rack
- Remove
- Frost generously
- Serve