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Applesauce Coffee Cake

Applesauce Coffee Cake

This Applesauce Pecan Coffee Cake is moist, delicious, and packed with different flavours from all the flavourful components.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Frosting 15 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American, European
Servings 16 Servings
Calories 334 kcal

Ingredients
 

For The Cake

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour, Spooned and levelled
  • 1½ teaspoon Baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon Baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • ¼ cup Butter, Room temperature
  • ¼ cup Oil
  • 1 cup unsweetened Applesauce, Room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Pecans, Chopped
  • ½ cup Raisins

For The Frosting

  • ½ cup Butter, Room temperature
  • 6 ounce Cream cheese frosting, Room temperature
  • 2-3 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract, Preferably, clear
  • ¼ cup Chopped pecans, For garnishing

Instructions
 

How To Make The Applesauce Coffee Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350F. Line an 8X8 inch pan with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Sift dry ingredients, including all-purpose flour, baking powder, and soda, cinnamon, and salt and set aside.
    2 cups All-purpose flour, 1½ teaspoon Baking soda, ½ teaspoon Baking powder, ¼ teaspoon Salt, 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • Use a hand mixer or stand mixer to mix room-temperature butter, oil, and sugar
    1 cup Sugar, ¼ cup Butter, ¼ cup Oil
  • Add in the applesauce and vanilla extract and mix well. Use a rubber spatula and gently fold in the dry ingredients.
    1 cup unsweetened Applesauce, 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • Lastly, add the chopped pecans and raisins and mix. Do not overmix. Spread the batter in the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until an insert comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer it to the cooling rack to cool down fully before frosting.
    1 cup Pecans, ½ cup Raisins

How To Make The Cream cheese Frosting

  • Using the whisk attachment, beat the room-temperature butter until it is light in colour, creamy and smooth. This may take about five minutes, so take your time.
    ½ cup Butter
  • Add the cream cheese in chunks and beat after each addition.
    6 ounce Cream cheese frosting
  • Add the powdered sugar in ¼ cup each time and beat well. In the end, add vanilla extract.
    2-3 cups Powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • Spread the frosting all over the cool cake and garnish with chopped pecans.
    ¼ cup Chopped pecans

Nutrition

Calories: 334kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 3gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 243mgPotassium: 106mgFiber: 2gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 275IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 1mg
Keyword APPLESAUCE, APPLESAUCE CAKE, Applesauce Coffee Cake, BEST COFFEE CAKE, Coffee Cake, Snack Cake
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