Never Fail Applesauce Spice Cake
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¾ cups white sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 ½ cups applesauce
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup chopped walnuts
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
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Instructions
- 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.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes.
- 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.
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