Applesauce Cake With Caramel Frosting
Recipes by Chef Steph
Applesauce Cake With Caramel Frosting
This ultra-moist dessert paired with vanilla ice cream will do wonders for your taste
ingredients
Cake
- 4 cups - all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons - cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon - ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon - ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons - baking soda
- 1 cup - white sugar
- 1 cup - brown sugar
- 1/2 cup - shortening, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup - butter, at room temperature
- 2 - eggs, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups - applesauce
- 1 cup - golden raisins soaked in apple juice (optional.. I’m not a fan. But go on if you’re into raisins)
- 1 1/2 cups - chopped walnuts
Caramel Frosting
- 1 cup - brown sugar
- 5 tablespoons - milk
- 1 tablespoon - warm water
- 1 teaspoon - vanilla
- 1 cup - powdered sugar
Prep time15 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Serves8 to 12
Directions
- FOR THE BATTER: Preheat your oven to 350 F.
- Grease a 9- by 13-inch pan well with shortening.
- Sift together the flour, spices and baking soda. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, beat together the sugars, shortening and butter.
- Add the eggs—continue mixing until well-combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, a little at a time, alternating with adding the applesauce. Then, fold in raisins and nuts.
- Bake for about 40-45 minutes, or until you can insert a toothpick in the center and it comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before frosting.
- FOR THE CARAMEL FROSTING: In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, mix and heat the brown sugar, milk and water.
- When the ingredients are completely dissolved, remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla and powdered sugar.
- Beat with a spoon until the mixture is the right consistency to spread.
- Add a bit more milk or sugar, depending on the texture you want, if needed.