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Applesauce Cake

If there's one thing you make this fall, it MUST be this Applesauce Cake! Simple to make and perfectly spiced, this old-fashioned autumn family favorite cake is ideal for the apple picking season. The applesauce is delicious by itself for pork chops and poultry dishes.
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings: 15
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Cake Ingredients
  • 1 packet of Mrs. Wages Spiced Apple Mix
  • 2 cups of all purpose flour
  • 1 cup of brown sugar
  • 8-10 peeled and cored apples, Jonagold or Gala preferred
  • 1 1/2 cups of cooled, homemade apple sauce (follow Mrs. Wages package instructions for the applesauce recipe)
  • 1/2 cup of softened butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger
  • 3/4 cup of raisins, optional
  • 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts, optional
  • 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts for garnish
Frosting Ingredients
  • 4 ounces of unsalted softened butter
  • 4 ounces of room temperature cream cheese
  • 2 cups of powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Method
 

Cake Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13x9 inch baking pan. Set aside.
  2. Combine all cake ingredients except raisins and walnuts, if using them, in a bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl sides, until smooth. Stir in walnuts and raisins, if desired.
  3. Pour mixture into the prepared pan. Bake at 35-40 minutes or until cake center is firm to touch and a toothpick inserted into the center emerges clean. Cool completely before frosting and garnishing with chopped walnuts.
Frosting Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer.
  2. On low speed, add the powdered sugar gradually until smooth and creamy.
  3. Beat in the vanilla extract.