Chocolate Applesauce Cake With Caramel Frosting
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
1 2layer 9inch cake
ingredients
- 709.77 ml applesauce
- 236.59 ml vegetable oil
- 354.88 ml granulated sugar
- 946.36 ml all-purpose flour
- 29.58 ml unsweetened cocoa powder
- 19.71 ml baking soda
- 7.39 ml salt
- 9.85 ml ground cinnamon
- 2.46 ml ground nutmeg
- 2.46 ml ground cloves
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For Caramel Frosting
- 118.29 ml butter
- 236.59 ml packed brown sugar
- 1.23 ml salt
- 59.14 ml milk
- 591.47 ml powdered sugar (approximately)
directions
- To Prepare Cake: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Heat applesauce in microwave on High for 3 to 5 minutes or until hot.
- Combine oil and sugar in mixer bowl.
- Stir in hot applesauce Combine flour, cococa powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to mixer bowl, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Pour batter into 2 (9-inch) greased and floured round cake pans.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 375^F.
- Bake 15 minutes longer.
- Cake layers with slightly crack on top.
- Let cool in pans about 10 minutes.
- Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- To Prepare Frosting: Heat butter, brown sugar and salt in saucepan until butter is melted.
- Bring mixture to a rolling boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat; stir in milk.
- Return to heat and bring to a boil; boil and stir 1 minute.
- Remove from heat; let cool.
- Stir in enough powdered sugar for spreading consistency.
- When cake is cool, frost between layer and on top and sides.
- Store in airtight container.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Normaone
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