Best 9 Strawberry Applesauce Cake Recipes

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Indulge in the tantalizing world of flavors with our ultimate guide to creating the perfect Strawberry Applesauce Cake. This delectable treat is an exquisite fusion of sweet strawberries and tangy applesauce, nestled within a moist and fluffy cake. Ideal for any occasion, this tantalizing cake combines the vibrant flavors of summer berries with the comforting warmth of classic applesauce, resulting in a culinary masterpiece that will captivate your taste buds. Let us embark on a journey to discover the secrets of crafting this extraordinary dessert, ensuring that every bite is a celebration of culinary artistry.

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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

BUTTERSCOTCH APPLESAUCE CAKE



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"The Butterscotch Applesauce Cake goes into the oven first," Evelyn notes. "Its pretty golden topping is loaded with goodies, including pecans and butterscotch chips."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield 12-15 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup applesauce
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup raisins
2 cups (12 ounces) butterscotch chips
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • In a bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Add eggs and applesauce; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; add to creamed mixture. Stir in raisins. Spread in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with chips, sugar and pecans. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 396 calories, Fat 18g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 46mg cholesterol, Sodium 258mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (41g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

STRAWBERRY APPLESAUCE CAKE



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This cake is very moist and made with applesauce rather than oil. I made it one day and it was gone the next..ENJOY! I must admit I didn't make the frosting I just put Cool Whip on mine along with some of the strawberries in the syrup.

Provided by Janet W

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 1 cake, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (18 ounce) box white cake mix
1 (10 ounce) package frozen sliced strawberries in syrup, thawed and pureed
1/2 cup sweetened applesauce
2 large eggs
4 ounces neufchatel cheese, at room temperature (reduced fat cream cheese)
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 drop red food coloring (optional)

Steps:

  • Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Lightly mist a 12-cup Bundt plan with vegetable oil spray, then dust with flour.
  • Shake out the excess flour.
  • Set the pan aside.
  • Place the cake mix, strawberry puree, applesauce and the eggs in a large mixing bowl.
  • Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute.
  • Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
  • Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping the sides down again if needed.
  • The batter should look well combined and thickened.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing it out with the rubber spatula.
  • Place pan in oven.
  • Bake the cake until it is light brown and springs back when lightly pressed with your finger, 30-35 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from oven place it on a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes.
  • Run a long, sharp knife around the edge of the cake and invert it onto a serving platter to cool completely, 20 minutes more.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the frosting.
  • Place the neufchatel cheese and the strawberry preserves in a medium size mixing bowl.
  • Blend with an electric mixer on low speed until just combined, 30 seconds.
  • Stop the machine, scape down the sides of the bowl with the rubber spatula, and add the confectioner's sugar and red food coloring, if desired.
  • Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat until fluffy, 1 minute more.
  • Spread the frosting over top and sides of the cooled cake with clean, smooth strokes, Slice and serve!
  • ****Store this cake, covered in wax paper, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

STRAWBERRY APPLESAUCE



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Provided by Sunny Anderson

Categories     dessert

Time 50m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

5 apples (recommended: Cortland or McIntosh) 1 cinnamon stick
1/2 cup water
8 to 10 strawberries, stemmed and chopped
1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar

Steps:

  • Peel and core apples then cut into small chunks. In a large saucepan, bring apples, cinnamon stick, and water to a boil and simmer until apples are tender when poked with a fork, about 15 minutes. Add strawberries and cook 5 minutes more. Remove from heat. Press the mixture through a sieve over a bowl. Taste, and if sugar is needed, add now while the mixture is still warm. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

APPLESAUCE WITH STRAWBERRIES



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Provided by Dave Lieberman

Categories     side-dish

Time 1h5m

Yield 3 cups, 4 to 6 servings as a side dish

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 pounds McIntosh or other apple of choice (about 9 apples)
10 large frozen strawberries
1/3 cup sugar
1 lemon, juiced
1/4 cup water
1/8 teaspoon allspice

Steps:

  • Peel, core and slice apples 1/4-inch thick. Place apple slices in a large saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and simmer until a sauce consistency, about 45 minutes. Use a potato masher, if necessary, to break up any lumps, but leave slightly chunky.

APPLESAUCE CAKE



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Resist eating this Applesauce cake fresh out of the oven. The flavor reaches its peak when refrigerated overnight.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup (2 sticks) plus 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus soft butter to coat pan
2 cups plus 1/4 cup superfine sugar
2 1/2 cups homemade Applesauce (recipe follows; store-bought applesauce can be substituted)
2 3/4 cups plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Pinch ground cloves
Pinch salt
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted (about 4 ounces)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons Calvados, a French apple brandy (regular brandy can be substituted)
1 large apple, peeled and very thinly sliced (1 cup)
1/4 cup light-brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Brush a 10-inch springform pan with soft butter. Coat the pan with 1/4 cup superfine sugar, lightly tap out excess sugar, and set pan aside.
  • Combine 1 cup butter and remaining 2 cups superfine sugar in bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula, until mixture is light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Carefully fold in the applesauce. Do not overmix.
  • Sift together 2 3/4 cups flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, cloves, salt, and baking powder. Fold the dry ingredients and pecans into the applesauce mixture. Add the vanilla, Calvados, and apple slices, and mix until just combined.
  • Transfer the batter to the prepared springform pan. Combine the remaining 3 tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons flour, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, brown sugar, and ginger in a small mixing bowl. Mix with fingers until just combined, and sprinkle lightly over the batter. Place cake in oven, and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour and 50 minutes. Let stand until completely cool.

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

TANGY APPLESAUCE CAKE



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Make and share this Tangy Applesauce Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by chia2160

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 9 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 2/3 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons allspice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup applesauce
1/3 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon white vinegar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Mix flour, sugar, allspice, baking soda and salt in an ungreased 8x8x2 pan.
  • Mix in remaining ingredients.
  • Bake 35-40 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Serve warm or cool.

APPLESAUCE CAKE



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"This family favorite is so sweet, moist and tender, no one will know it's a low-fat cake," says Joanne Huff of Champaign, Illinois.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 20 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/2 cup egg substitute
1-1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
FROSTING:
4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • In a bowl, beat egg substitute for 1 minute on medium speed. Add the applesauce, sugar and oil; mix well. Combine the dry ingredients; add to applesauce mixture and mix well. Stir in raisins and walnuts., Pour into a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., In a bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Frost the cake.

Nutrition Facts :

Tips:

  • Fresh is best: Use fresh strawberries for the best flavor. If you don't have fresh strawberries, you can use frozen strawberries that have been thawed and drained.
  • Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing the batter can make the cake tough. Mix it just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean: This is the best way to ensure that the cake is cooked through.
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting it: This will help to prevent the frosting from melting.
  • Serve the cake with your favorite frosting: There are many different types of frosting that you can use, so choose one that you think will complement the cake well.

Conclusion:

Strawberry applesauce cake is a delicious and moist cake that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be made with fresh or frozen strawberries. With its sweet and tangy flavor, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.

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