Ingredients for - Never Fail Applesauce Spice Cake

1. All-purpose flour 2 ½ cups
2. White sugar 1 ¾ cups
3. Baking soda 1 ½ teaspoons
4. Salt ¼ teaspoon
5. Baking powder ½ teaspoon
6. Ground cinnamon ¾ teaspoon
7. Ground cloves ½ teaspoon
8. Ground allspice ½ teaspoon
9. Butter ½ cup
10. Buttermilk ½ cup
11. Applesauce 1 ½ cups
12. Eggs 2
13. Chopped walnuts ¾ cup
14. Butter ¼ cup
15. Chopped pecans 1 cup
16. Confectioners' sugar 4 cups
17. Cream cheese, softened 1 (8 ounce) package
18. Vanilla extract 1 ½ teaspoons

How to cook deliciously - Never Fail Applesauce Spice Cake

1 . Stage

Sift flour, white sugar, soda, salt, baking powder, and spices into a large mixing bowl. Mix in 1/2 cup butter or margarine, buttermilk, and applesauce. Beat for 2 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed. Beat in eggs. Fold in 3/4 cup chopped nuts. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan.

2 . Stage

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes.

3 . Stage

Mix confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth. Melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat, and add 1 cup chopped pecans. Keep stirring until browned. Stir cooled pecans into cream cheese mixture. Frost the cooled cake.