Cinnamon Applesauce Cake

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This ‘Awesome’ Cinnamon Applesauce Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting is exactly what I needed to kick off the fall season! Are you ready to *swoon and sniff* baked, scented apple and cinnamon aromas swirling around your cozy, little home?

Let me tell you, THIS moist luscious applesauce ‘cake‘….It’s BEYOND magnificent!  Just like these Soft Caramel Apple Drop Cookies, and these Easy Applesauce Bars and definitely these 25 Best Apple-icious Desserts That’ll Tempt You!

All You Need is Love—and Cinnamon Applesauce

So, don’t mind me…..While I sit here and eat this Cinnamon Applesauce Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting while I write this post, without you here! 🙂  I hope I’m not being being rude as I stuff another bite into my mouth…yum!

So, who says apples and cinnamon can’t be incorporated into a delectable dessert? This cinnamon applesauce cake topped off with a creamy cream cheese frosting is sure to be a hit that will make everyone swooning for more!

This cake definitely screams Fall!  It’s so moist, apple-iciously bliss, homey, cozy and did I mention MAGNIFICENT??   I believe I did cover that, right?  The brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg flavors infused in this Applesauce Cake are intoxicating!

So, whip up this simple yet delicious cake to turn any occasion into a celebration!

Make it Moist, Make it Delicious

Tempt your taste buds with a delicious and delectable dessert that blends the warm and comforting flavors of cinnamon and applesauce.

Because this cake is so moist and flavorful, it will last more days than the usual cake, that becomes dry after a couple of days.  In fact, on the 3rd day, it is still as fresh as it was baked the first day.  

And I gotta tell ya….The Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting is to die for and makes this cake even more lush and amazing!  This cake and this frosting are the perfect combination because it has the right ratio of dry and wet ingredients!

This cake can can even last a week, but I really doubt you’re going to have a chance to sample it by then, because I’m 100% sure, it’s going to get gobbled down by whomever is in your home, guaranteed!!  

Turn Up the Sweetness with the Cream Cheese Frosting

Tired of the same old buttercream frosting recipes? Spice things up with a cinnamon cream cheese frosting that will take your cake – both literally and figuratively – to the next level!

Rich, creamy and surprisingly easy to make, this decadent delight is sure to become your go-to icing.

This cinnamon applesauce cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting is the perfect treat to satisfy any sweet tooth. Not only does this cake taste incredible, but it’s also incredibly easy to make!

Ingredients You Need

‘Awesome’ Cinnamon Applesauce Cake Recipe

• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• baking soda
• salt
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• unsalted butter 
• brown sugar
• vanilla extract
• eggs
• unsweetened applesauce
• Optional: ½ cup walnuts and/or ½ cup raisins

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

• cream cheese 
• unsalted butter 
• vanilla extract
• confectioners’ sugar
• cinnamon

How to Make Spiced Applesauce Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and butter an 8- or 9-inch square cake pan. (I’ve used a 9 inch pan and an angel food cake pan)

Cinnamon Applesauce Cake

1. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
2. Beat softened butter, brown sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in applesauce.
4. At low speed, mix in flour mixture until just combined, then stir in walnuts or raisins if using.
5. Spread batter evenly in pan and bake until golden-brown and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes.
6. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake to loosen, then invert onto a plate.
7. Re-invert cake onto a rack to cool completely.

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla with an electric mixer at high speed until fluffy.
2. Slowly add in confectioners sugar and cinnamon into cream cheese mixture, then beat at medium speed until incorporated.
3. Spread frosting over top of cooled cake.
4. Keep frosted cake in fridge.

Tips

• If you would like to make these into cupcakes, bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees and double the frosting if you want to frost them generously.
• If baking the cake in advance, you can wrap it and freeze it until the day you need it. Leave it out to defrost and frost it up to a day in advance.

Rich and aromatic this cinnamon applesauce cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting is a delicious, seasonal dessert that will surely leave a lasting impression on your friends and family.

So next time you’re looking for a yummy dessert that will be sure to wow your guests, try out this simple yet flavorful cinnamon applesauce cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting. You won’t regret it! Check out 45 Must-Try Best Apple Dessert Recipes for more apple recipes!

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'Awesome' Applesauce Cake {Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting}

Kim Lange

This Autumn inspired 'Awesome' Applesauce Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting recipe is so moist, apple-iciously bliss, homey, cozy and did I mention MAGNIFICENT?? I'll take 2!!

3.50 from 22 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Servings 9 Servings

Calories

Ingredients

 

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'Awesome' Applesauce Cake

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 stick unsalted butter softened
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ½ cups unsweetened applesauce
• Optional: 1/2 cup walnuts and/or 1/2 cup raisins

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

• 5 oz cream cheese softened
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
• ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon

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Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350°F and butter an 8- or 9-inch square cake pan. (I've used a 9 inch pan and an angel food cake pan)

Applesauce Cinnamon Cake

• Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Beat softened butter, brown sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in applesauce.
• At low speed, mix in flour mixture until just combined, then stir in walnuts or raisins if using.
• Spread batter evenly in pan and bake until golden-brown and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes.
• Cool in pan 15 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake to loosen, then invert onto a plate.
• Re-invert cake onto a rack to cool completely.

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

• Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla with an electric mixer at high speed until fluffy.
• Slowly add in confectioners sugar and cinnamon into cream cheese mixture, then beat at medium speed until incorporated.
• Spread frosting over top of cooled cake.
• Keep frosted cake in fridge.

Notes

• If you would like to make these into cupcakes, bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees and double the frosting if you want to frost them generously.
• If baking the cake in advance, you can wrap it and freeze it until the day you need it. Leave it out to defrost and frost it up to a day in advance.

Keyword applesauce, cake, cinnamon, cream cheese frosting, fall desserts

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