Applesauce Cake with Maple Glaze

Applesauce Cake with Maple Glaze

Cook's Notes: Capture fall flavors with a yummy moist spice cake glazed with a maple icing. Be sure to add your favorite sprinkles because everything tastes better when sprinkles are added. Serve cake with maple nut ice cream or orange sherbet.
Cake Ingredients: 

• 1-1/4 cups of white flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1-1/2 cups of sugar
• 2 tsp. Saigon cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. allspice
• dash of nutmeg
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1-1/3 cups chunky applesauce
• 1/3 cup oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup chopped peeled apple
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Cake Directions: 

• Preheat oven at 350 and grease 13 x 9 pan or use cupcake liners.
• In a large bowl mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, dash nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and salt
• Add in applesauce, oil and eggs and beat on low speed until ingredients moistened.
• Beat on high for two minutes, fold in apples, raisins and walnuts
• Pour into pan or divide among cupcake liners.
• Bake 13 x 9 pan about 25 minutes or cupcakes 18-22 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from the center 

Maple Icing
Ingredients: 

• 1/4 cup butter, softened (do not substitute margarine)
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. maple flavoring
• 6 to 8 tablespoons apple juice, cream or milk 

Icing Directions:

• Use a mixer beating all ingredients until smooth. Add in more liquid as needed for correct spreading consistency.

Another frosting and cake option from Ever Ready 
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