Applesauce-Spice Cake Recipe - (4.3/5)

Ingredients

• CAKE:
• 1 cup plus 2 tbsp pecan pieces
• 3 1/3 cups cake flour
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/4 tsp allspice
• 1 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 2/3 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 3 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups unsweetened applesauce
• FROSTING:
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tbsp water
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar