Never Fail Applesauce Spice Cake

You need just one bowl and one pan while preparing this quick and delicious spice cake with applesauce and pecans.

• Calories: 448 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¼ cup butter
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ¾ cups white sugar
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ cup chopped walnuts
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 ½ cups applesauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes.

Step 2

Sift flour, white sugar, soda, salt, baking powder, and spices into a large mixing bowl. Mix in 1/2 cup butter or margarine, buttermilk, and applesauce. Beat for 2 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed. Beat in eggs. Fold in 3/4 cup chopped nuts. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan.

Step 3

Mix confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth. Melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat, and add 1 cup chopped pecans. Keep stirring until browned. Stir cooled pecans into cream cheese mixture. Frost the cooled cake.