Best 7 Applesauce Cake With Penuche Frosting Recipes

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Applesauce cake with penuche frosting is a classic dessert that is sure to please everyone. The applesauce makes the cake moist and flavorful, while the penuche frosting adds a sweet and nutty flavor. This cake is perfect for any occasion, from a casual gathering to a special celebration. With its simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, this recipe is perfect for bakers of all skill levels. So, gather your ingredients and preheat your oven, the perfect applesauce cake with penuche frosting awaits!

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH PENUCHE FROSTING RECIPE - (4/5)



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Provided by Foodiewife

Number Of Ingredients 21

CAKE:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 cups applesauce
2 eggs
3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1 cup raisins (optional)
FROSTING:
1/2 cup (1-stick) butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup hot milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Sift flour, white sugar, soda, salt, baking powder, and spices into a large mixing bowl. Mix in 1/2 cup butter, buttermilk, and applesauce. Beat for 2 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed. Beat in eggs. Fold in chopped nuts and/or raisins (if using). Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake at 350°F for 50 minutes. Frosting: Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the brown sugar and bring to a boil (about 2 minutes) and continue cooking until it thickens (about 1 minute more) Let set for 15 minutes. Mix in hot milk and gradually whisk in the confectioner's sugar. If the frosting becomes too thick, add a little milk. Quickly spread the frosting on the cake. Once the frosting cools, it will become harder with an almost fudge-like texture. NOTE: This frosting is excellent on chocolate cake, too!

EASY PENUCHE ICING



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This recipe comes from an old version of the Betty Crocker Cookbook that my mother got when she first married. It is wonderful addition to any chocolate cake. Enough for 2 - 8" or 9" layers or 1 - 13x9" oblong cake.

Provided by Debbie Smith

Categories     Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 3/4-2 cups confectioners' sugar
ice water

Steps:

  • Melt butter in sauce pan.
  • Stir in brown sugar.
  • Boil and stir over low heat for 2 minutes.
  • Stir in milk.
  • Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
  • Cool to lukewarm.
  • Gradually stir in confectioner's sugar.
  • Place pan in ice water and stir until thick enough to spread.

APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE AND HONEY FROSTING



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This super-simple cake, which requires one bowl and one cake pan, comes from Julia Turshen's cookbook "Now & Again," and it's so easy to make you find yourself doing so often, especially throughout the fall when apples are on your mind. (It'd be especially great for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, or for novice or time-pressed Thanksgiving bakers.) The cake's texture and appeal are similar to those of banana bread; if you like, you can stir a large handful or two of raisins, nuts or both into the batter just before you scrape it into the pan. And although you can use homemade applesauce for this, know that store-bought is just fine.

Provided by Julia Turshen

Categories     easy, snack, cakes, dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups/255 grams all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup/100 grams sugar
1/2 cup/120 milliliters buttermilk or plain yogurt
1 1/2 cups/400 grams unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup/80 milliliters canola or other neutral oil
6 ounces/170 grams cream cheese, at room temperature
2 tablespoons sour cream
1/4 cup/60 milliliters honey
Pinch of kosher salt

Steps:

  • Make the cake: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray the bottom and sides of a 9-inch round cake pan with baking spray and line the bottom with a circle of parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, salt and baking soda. Add the eggs, sugar, buttermilk, applesauce and oil and whisk gently just until everything is combined. Use a rubber spatula to scrape the batter into the prepared pan and then smooth the surface so it is even.
  • Bake the cake until it is just barely firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Set the cake aside on a wire rack to cool to room temperature.
  • Use a dinner knife to loosen the edges of the cake from the pan sides and then invert it onto a work surface. Peel off and discard the parchment. Invert the cake one more time onto a serving platter.
  • Make the frosting: In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, sour cream, honey and salt and whisk together aggressively until the cream cheese is slightly aerated (you can also do this with a handheld electric mixer or in a stand mixer).
  • Spread the frosting over the top of the cake and don't worry too much about making this perfect. A not-too-perfect cake is so much better than a perfect cake. Cut into wedges and serve. Leftovers can be wrapped in plastic wrap and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 326, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 43 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 335 milligrams, Sugar 22 grams, TransFat 0 grams

APPLESAUCE CAKE I



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A quick and easy cake--we eat it for breakfast at our house.

Provided by Joanna

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Apple Dessert Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

½ cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup chilled applesauce
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
½ cup raisins
½ cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • Cream butter or margarine with sugar. Add applesauce; beat well. Stir in flour, soda, and spices. Add nuts and raisins.
  • Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8 inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes, or until done. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 267.5 calories, Carbohydrate 40.5 g, Cholesterol 20.3 mg, Fat 11.1 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 161.1 mg, Sugar 22.5 g

APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH PENUCHE FROSTING



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Categories     Cake     Mixer     Dessert     Bake     Kid-Friendly     Raisin     Apple     Oat     Fall     Cinnamon     Gourmet     Small Plates

Number Of Ingredients 22

For the cake:
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 3/4 cups pink applesauce or bottled applesauce
For pink applesauce:
3 pounds McIntosh apples (about 8), cored and quartered
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
3/4 cup raisins, chopped and tossed in all-purpose flour to coat them
For the frosting:
3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter
3/4 cup milk

Steps:

  • Make the cake:
  • In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter, add the sugars, a little at a time, and beat the mixture until it is light and fluffy. Beat in the applesauce and the egg. Into the butter mixture sift together the flour, the baking soda, the cinnamon, the nutmeg, and the cloves, stir the mixture until it is combined, and add the vanilla, the oats, and the coated raisins. Stir the batter until it is combined well, divide it between 2 well-buttered 8-inch round cake pans, and bake the cake layers in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Turn the layers out onto racks and let them cool completely.
  • Make the frosting:
  • In a heavy saucepan combine the brown sugar, the butter, the milk, and a pinch of salt, bring the mixture to a boil over moderate heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and cook it, undisturbed, until it registers 234°F. on a candy thermometer. Let the mixture cool to room temperature and whisk it until it is thickened, lightened in color, and beginning to lose its sheen.
  • Working quickly, before the frosting begins to harden and crystallize, frost the top of 1 of the cake layers, top it with the other layer, and frost the top and side of the cake. (If the frosting becomes too hard to spread, reheat it over low heat, stirring, until it is of spreading consistency and let it cool.)
  • Make pink applesauce:
  • In a large heavy saucepan combine the apples, 1/2 cup water, the lemon juice, and the sugar, bring the liquid to a boil, and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes, or until the apples are very tender. Force the mixture through a food mill fitted with the fine disk into a bowl. Serve the applesauce warm or chilled. Makes about 4 cups.

APPLESAUCE CAKE II



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This cake recipe makes a frosted applesauce spice cake with a lemon-flavored frosting.

Provided by Allrecipes Member

Categories     Apple Desserts

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 ½ cups cake flour
2 cups white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground allspice
1 ½ cups applesauce
½ cup water
½ cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup raisins
½ cup chopped almonds
2 egg whites
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
½ cup finely chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch pan.
  • Beat flour, white sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, applesauce, water, shortening, 2 eggs, raisins, and 1/2 cup chopped almonds with a mixer on low, scraping the bowl constantly, 30 seconds. Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 3 minutes. Pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 60-65 minutes.
  • To Make Frosting: Just before cake is removed from the oven, beat egg whites until foamy. Beat brown sugar and lemon juice gradually into egg whites until stiff. Carefully spread over HOT cake. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) until brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 251 calories, Carbohydrate 44.8 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 165.1 mg, Sugar 30.9 g

OLD FASHIONED APPLESAUCE CAKE



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I like it how it doesn't "cheat" by using a packaged cake mix. This recipe is from "Simply Delicious"- A cookbook comprised of Herberger's Employee Family Recipes.

Provided by BeccaB3c

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 16-20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 21

2/3 cup shortening, softened
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar, packed
3 eggs
1 3/4 cups unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup water
3 cups sifted flour
1/3 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup dates (or half of each) or 1 cup raisins (or half of each)
1 cup walnuts
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon clove
1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
1 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2-2 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs; add applesauce and mix well.
  • Stir dry ingredients into mixture, alternating with water.
  • Blend fruit and nuts into batter.
  • Pour into greased and floured 9"x13" pan.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes.
  • Cool in pan and frost.
  • Make frosting: Combine brown sugar, 1/4 cup milk and 3 tablespoons butter in top of double boiler.
  • Cook rapidly for about 3 minutes, stirring.
  • Cool to luke warm and add 1 teaspoon vanilla.
  • Beat in confectioner's sugar to right consistency.

Tips:

  • Use a food processor to quickly and easily grate the apples. If you don't have a food processor, you can grate the apples by hand using a box grater.
  • If you don't have buttermilk, you can make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup of regular milk. Let it sit for 5 minutes before using.
  • Be sure to grease and flour your cake pans before adding the batter. This will help the cakes to come out of the pans easily.
  • Bake the cakes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. This will ensure that the cakes are cooked through.
  • Let the cakes cool completely before frosting them. This will help the frosting to set properly.

Conclusion:

Applesauce cake with penuche frosting is a delicious and classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The applesauce makes the cake moist and flavorful, while the penuche frosting is rich and creamy. This cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.

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