Spiced Spice Cake with Eggnog Buttercream Recipe for Holiday Tables - Healthy Choices

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoon ground clove
• 0.25 teaspoon pure ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon unsulphured molasses
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1.75 cups light brown sugar
• 1.5 cups unsweetened applesauce
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1.5 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter
• 4.5 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 7 tablespoons eggnog
• 0.25 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 0.5 cup heavy cream