Applesauce Cake

Name: Applesauce Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons butter, divided, plus butter to coat pan; 2 cups plus ¼ cup granulated sugar, divided; 2½ cups applesauce (see instructions below); 2¾ cups plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided; 1½ teaspoons cinnamon; ½ teaspoon nutmeg; Pinch of ground cloves; Pinch of salt; 1¾ teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons Calvados (a French apple brandy); 1 large apple, peeled and very thinly sliced. Mutsu is a good variety because it keeps its body.; ¼ cup light brown sugar; ¼ teaspoon ground ginger

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Pair it with a cup of coffee in the morning or a scoop of ice cream for an after-dinner dessert. Plus an applesauce recipe from apple pro Elizabeth Aselage of A&A Orchard.

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Ingredients

1 cup plus 3 tablespoons butter, divided, plus butter to coat pan
2 cups plus ¼ cup granulated sugar, divided
2½ cups applesauce (see instructions below)
2¾ cups plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
1½ teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
Pinch of ground cloves
Pinch of salt
1¾ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons Calvados (a French apple brandy)
1 large apple, peeled and very thinly sliced. Mutsu is a good variety because it keeps its body.
¼ cup light brown sugar
¼ teaspoon ground ginger