Recipe: <!-- -->Frosted Caramel Apple Layer Cake<!-- -->

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup canola oil
• 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3/4 cup jarred caramel dessert sauce or dulce de leche
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 5 cups (about 1 pound) powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/3 cup apple cider or apple juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• fine sea salt
• Dried apple slices (optional)