Applesauce Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Icing

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2023

With its rich, caramel-like topping, this buttery-sweet, lightly spiced cake is sure to please.

SERVES12 to 16

TIME1¼ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

Applesauce Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Icing

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For the moistest-ever applesauce cake, we added a full 2 cups of applesauce to our cake batter. Ample butter and brown sugar contributed even more moisture and caramelly flavor, while cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves brought seasonal sp...

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