Applesauce Spice Cake - Food Club

Ingredients

• 1 (16.5-ounce) box spice deluxe cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup pecan chips
• 2 (8-ounce) blocks original cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 4-1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, applesauce and vanilla extract on medium speed for 2 minutes, until completely combined. Gently stir in the chopped pecans.