Applesauce Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese FrostingGourmet

Applesauce Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Gourmet

We don't know exactly what's going to happen to Gourmet's gorgeous, gorgeous website now that the magazine is closing. But we're getting our fix while we can, and this easy applesauce cake looks like the perfect weekend treat.

There are times when we want to break out the round cake pans and our offset spatula and make a frosted layer cake. Then there are times where we want the ease of a cake that bakes in one pan and doesn't require a lot of fuss.

This looks like that kind of cake.

You bake it in a square cake or brownie pan, turn it out, then slap on a simple cream cheese frosting (with a hint of cinnamon- yum). It's got all the flavors we're craving right now—apples, nuts, spices, and brown sugar.

• Get the recipe: Spiced Applesauce Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

What are you baking this weekend? Anyone making something sweet?

Related: Recipe: DIY Applesauce

(Image: Stephanie Foley/Gourmet)

Comments (3)

This looks lovely.

posted by maggie (p/c) on October 9th 2009 at 2:25pm
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I don't know about the Gourmet website but the recipes there will still be housed at Epicurious! Still, I've been getting my fix too :) http://syrupandhoney.typepad.com/blog/2009/10/caramelized-pear-tart-with-cardamom-cream.html

posted by syrupandhoney on October 9th 2009 at 3:28pm
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I made this cake gluten-free, and with cinnamon whipped cream instead of cream cheese frosting. Very yummy! My adaptation is here: http://make-happy.blogspot.com/2009/11/gluten-free-applesauce-cake.html

posted by makehappymama on November 9th 2009 at 4:07pm
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