Applesauce Cake

This applesauce cake is quick and easy to make. We eat it for breakfast at our house!

This applesauce cake recipe is simple to make and full of cozy fall flavors.

Applesauce Cake Ingredients

These are the simple ingredients you’ll need to make this applesauce cake recipe: 

Sugar: This applesauce cake recipe starts with a cup of white sugar. 

Butter: A stick of butter lends moisture and flavor to the cake. 

Applesauce: Use store-bought or homemade applesauce. 

Flour: All-purpose flour gives the cake batter structure.

Baking soda: Baking soda acts as a leavener, which means it makes the cake rise.

Spices: The applesauce cake is spiced with ground cinnamon and ground cloves. 

Mix-ins: Walnuts and raisins are optional, but the mix-ins take the cake up a notch. 

How to Make Applesauce Cake

Make the cake batter, pour the batter into a prepared pan, and bake until a toothpick comes out clean. That’s it! You’ll find the full, step-by-step applesauce cake recipe below.

Can You Freeze Applesauce Cake?

Yes! Applesauce cake freezes well. Wrap the cooled applesauce cake tightly in a layer of storage wrap, then in a layer of aluminum foil. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. If you want to top the cake with powdered sugar, wait until just before you serve it. 

How to Store Applesauce Cake

Store the applesauce cake (covered tightly) at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to five days. 

Can You Freeze Applesauce Cake?

Yes! Applesauce cake freezes well. Wrap the cooled applesauce cake tightly in a layer of storage wrap, then in a layer of aluminum foil. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. If you want to top the cake with powdered sugar, wait until just before you serve it. 

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar

½ cup butter

1 cup chilled applesauce

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

½ cup chopped walnuts

½ cup raisins

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8-inch cake pan.

Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add applesauce; beat well. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and cloves until just combined. Fold in walnuts and raisins; spoon cake batter into the prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Serve warm.