🥣 Ingredients
🍰 Dry ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg (optional but great)
- ½ tsp salt
🍎 Wet ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¾ cup sugar (brown sugar works best)
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil or melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
🍏 Optional add-ins
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- ½ cup raisins or chopped apples
🔥 How to Make It
1. Prep oven
Preheat to 175°C (350°F).
Grease a cake pan or loaf pan.
2. Mix dry ingredients
Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
3. Mix wet ingredients
In another bowl, combine:
- applesauce
- sugar
- eggs
- oil/butter
- vanilla
Mix until smooth.
4. Combine
Stir dry ingredients into wet mixture until just combined.
Fold in nuts or raisins if using.
5. Bake
- Bake 30–40 minutes (cake pan)
- Or 40–50 minutes (loaf pan)
Until a toothpick comes out clean.
6. Cool & serve
Let cool before slicing for best texture.
😋 What it tastes like
- Soft, moist crumb
- Warm cinnamon spice
- Gentle apple sweetness
- Slightly dense “homemade” texture
- Cozy, fall dessert vibes year-round
🔁 Variations
- 🍯 Add caramel glaze on top
- 🥥 Add shredded coconut for texture
- 🍏 Mix in diced apples for chunkier bites
- 🧁 Turn into cupcakes for portion control
- 🧂 Add cream cheese frosting for richer dessert
⚡ Pro tip
Applesauce replaces some fat, so don’t overbake—it stays moist longer than regular cakes.
If you want, I can also make:
- 🔥 applesauce cinnamon muffins (breakfast version)
- 🍎 no-sugar “healthy” applesauce cake
- 🍰 or a cream cheese frosted bakery-style upgrade
