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Applesauce Snack Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup melted coconut oil (or vegetable/canola oil)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1-1/4 cups white whole wheat flour (or regular white flour)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-3 tablespoons milk (can use half-and-half cream, soy milk, or almond milk)
  • Ground cinnamon for topping (optional)

Instructions

  1. Grease a 9x13 baking pan and preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk sugar, applesauce, eggs, coconut oil, and vanilla until smooth. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Fold flour mixture into liquid until batter is just combined.
  3. Spread batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake cake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cake completely on a wire rack.
  4. To make the frosting: In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Beat in milk by the tablespoon until frosting is smooth and spreadable. (Just use enough to make the frosting smooth.)
  5. Spread frosting on cooled cake and sprinkle cinnamon on top. Slice cake into squares and serve. Enjoy!

Notes

Adapted via Whole and Heavenly Oven

Recipe by Glitter, Inc. at https://glitterinc.com/applesauce-snack-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting/