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And yes, I am totally down for cream cheese frosting at snack time. It makes the applesauce cake even better, and I can heartily attest that it will improve your 3 p.m. mood! Applesauce makes cakes moist and tender and can help sweeten them naturally. Swapping applesauce for oil in cakes, breads, and muffins is one of the oldest (and best!) healthy baking tricks. I use it in many of these applesauce recipes, such as these top-rated Healthy Oatmeal Cookies. In larger amounts, applesauce can also contribute to a recipe’s flavor, the way it does in these Applesauce Muffins and today’s healthy applesauce cake. This moist applesauce cake (or as my friends decided to call it so that we could eat it whenever we wanted, “applesauce snacking caking”) makes the most of the homey, feel-good taste of applesauce AND of its ability to make baked goods better for you. This easy cake is spiked with cinnamon and tastes definitely cozy. Applesauce cake is also a perfect way to use a lot of applesauce. This recipe calls for a full 1 ½ cups. If you purchased too large of a jar or are in the lucky possession of a big batch of this homemade Crockpot Applesauce, this cake recipe will give it scrumptious purpose.

How to Make The Best Applesauce Cake

In addition to the more essential ingredients like applesauce, cinnamon, and (if you live in our house), cream cheese frosting, this recipe contains a few special additions that elevate it to the absolute best applesauce cake you will ever taste. Bourbon-soaked golden raisins, cloves, and nutmeg make this cake a standout. We also love to add pecans or walnuts for toastiness and crunch.

The Ingredients

Golden Raisins. Scrumptious little jewels of sweetness and texture. After they’re soaked in the bourbon, they will become even more plump. Bourbon. Bourbon and apple are a match made in heaven! The bourbon adds an almost nutty and vanilla-like flavor to the cake.

Flour. I used both all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour. The combination creates a wonderful texture, and the whole wheat flour packs extra nutrition.

Spices. Cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves give this cake exceptional warmth and spice and are a natural pairing with the applesauce.Brown Sugar + Honey. Brown sugar and honey provide the cake with sweetness and moisture. Vanilla. Accentuates the cake’s warm and cozy flavors. Applesauce. In addition to being nutritious, applesauce creates a wonderfully moist cake and sweetens it naturally. Plus, its flavor pairs beautifully with the bourbon, spices, and mix-ins. (If you want to make your own homemade version, try Instant Pot Applesauce!)Pecans or Walnuts. For a toasty, nutty crunch. Frosting. The cream cheese frosting for this cake uses the same cozy flavors of bourbon, cinnamon, and vanilla. It’s smooth, creamy, and the perfect finishing touch!

The Directions

Storage Tips

To Store. Refrigerate cake for up to 5 days. Let it sit at room temperature for 15 minutes or so prior to serving. To Freeze. Freeze cake in an airtight, freezer-safe storage container for up to 3 months. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator, then let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes or so before serving. I prefer to freeze the cake unfrosted, but you can freeze it frosted also.

Recommended Tools to Make this Recipe

Cake Pan. Perfect for this applesauce cake. Stand Mixer. A stand mixer is a wonderful tool to use when preparing a cake like this one. Measuring Spoons. These double-sided measuring spoons make it easier to measure all the cake ingredients.

This moist, old fashioned applesauce cake wants to be your all-day-every-day pick me up. Give the chance, won’t you? See the bottom of this post for the full recipe and be sure to check out the instructional video too.