Lower Sugar Applesauce Cake

• all-purpose flour↗2 cups
• baking powder↗1 1⁄2 teaspoons
• baking soda↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• cinnamon↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• ground cloves↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• ginger↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• nutmeg↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• butter↗1⁄2 cup
• sugar↗3⁄4 cup
• 2% low-fat milk↗1⁄4 cup
• vinegar↗1 teaspoon
• eggs↗2
• applesauce↗1 cup
• butter↗1⁄3 cup
• powdered sugar↗2 1⁄2 cups
• tablespoons milk↗2
• teaspoon vanilla↗1

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Combine flour, spices, and leveling ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside.

2. 2

   Combine 1/2 cup butter and sugar in another bowl. Beat until combined. Add eggs 1 at a time beating well after each addition.

3. 3

   Add in the applesauce,milk, and vinegar to the butter mixture and mix well.

4. 4

   Fold the wet mixture into the dry incorporating well.

5. 5

   Spread out into a greased 13x9 cake pan and bake for 35 minutes at 350°F

6. 6

   When cake is cool make the frosting. In a saucepan melt the 1/3 cup of butter. Watch until it begins to brown, once a nutty color remove from heat and pour into a bowl.

7. 7

   Add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla and beat until smooth. Spread on top of cake and serve.