Applesauce Cake

Recipe by Meri Brown

Applesauce Cake, preserved in the Brown Family Cookbook 2020.

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour (spoon + level)
2 cups packed light-brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cups chunky applesauce
1 ¼ teaspoons ground cardamom Confectioners’ sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda,
salt, cinnamon, and cardamom. Set aside.
2. In another bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and honey until
light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined. With mixer on

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low speed, gradually add flour mixture; beat just until combined. Beat in applesauce.
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Generously coat a nonstick 9-inch tube pan (bundt cake pan) with cooking spray.
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Spoon batter into pan smooth top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean (but slightly wet), 50 to 60 minutes.
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Cool on wire rack 10 minutes. Turn out of pan onto a cutting board or baking
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sheet invert cake onto rack, top side up. Cool completely. Dust with confectioners’ sugar before serving, if desired.