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Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake

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Sometimes it’s the classics that just make me happy! Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake is my great-grandma’s recipe, and it is as much a winner today as it was in the 1930s. 🙂 This moist cake is infused with the flavors of fall: apples, cinnamon, and of course topped with one of my favorite frosting’s…cream cheese!!! Our house smells like delicious fall potpourri when Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake is baking!

old fashioned applesauce cake

Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake Recipe…

The recipe for this easy one-bowl cake comes together quickly. I like to use my own homemade Slow Cooker Applesauce for Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake. (I’m usually in a hurry!) However, my great-grandma’s original recipe does include instructions to make a small batch of fresh applesauce to use for this cake if you have fresh apples on hand. It takes a little longer, but I really like the added texture from the apples. If you have the time, following the instructions to make the applesauce fresh helps to make this cake extra special!

old fashioned applesauce cake

My favorite applesauce apple is the Macintosh. If you haven’t tried a Mac, they are naturally sweet, cook down quickly, and make a velvety smooth pinkish applesauce. I LOVE them! They are PERFECT for Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake! (All the apples in the pictures for this post are Macintosh apples.) 🙂

old fashioned applesauce cake

I hope you’ll try Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake and let me know what you think. For me, it’s always fun to go back through my recipes and find lost treasures. Hopefully, I’ve inspired you to do the same. 🙂

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