Applesauce Spice Cake
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- Served Person: Makes 8 to 10 servings
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 cup turbinado sugar
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- Carbohydrate 62 g(21%)
- Cholesterol 55 mg(18%)
- Fat 14 g(22%)
- Fiber 1 g(5%)
- Protein 3 g(7%)
- Saturated Fat 9 g(44%)
- Sodium 234 mg(10%)
- Calories 388
PreparationMake cake: Place oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter pan and set aside. Whisk together flour, baking soda, spices, and salt in a bowl. Beat together sugar, butter, and rum with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until combined well, then add egg and beat until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes with a stand mixer or 5 to 6 minutes with a handheld. Reduce speed to low and add dry ingredients, mixing until combined well. Add applesauce and mix until combined well. Spread batter evenly in springform pan and bake until a wooden pick or skewer comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 10 minutes, then remove side of pan and cool completely. Make icing: Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan, then add sugar and evaporated milk and simmer, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in rum, vanilla, salt, and remaining tablespoon butter, then whisk in confectioners sugar 1 tablespoon at a time. Cool to warm, about 20 minutes, then spread over cooled cake.
PreparationMake cake: Place oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter pan and set aside. Whisk together flour, baking soda, spices, and salt in a bowl. Beat together sugar, butter, and rum with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until combined well, then add egg and beat until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes with a stand mixer or 5 to 6 minutes with a handheld. Reduce speed to low and add dry ingredients, mixing until combined well. Add applesauce and mix until combined well. Spread batter evenly in springform pan and bake until a wooden pick or skewer comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 10 minutes, then remove side of pan and cool completely. Make icing: Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan, then add sugar and evaporated milk and simmer, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in rum, vanilla, salt, and remaining tablespoon butter, then whisk in confectioners sugar 1 tablespoon at a time. Cool to warm, about 20 minutes, then spread over cooled cake.
