Description
This moist Spiced Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is filled with warming spices, delicious apple flavor, and has the perfect layer of tangy sweet cream cheese frosting. It comes together quickly and is the perfect sweet treat that everyone will love!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup whole milk greek yogurt
- 2 cups unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 3 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13 sheet cake pan with avocado oil or non-stick spray and then line with parchment paper.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices to a large mixing bowl. Whisk together until well combined and set aside.
- To another large mixing bowl add the oil, greek yogurt, apple sauce, light brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract. Whisk together until well combined.
- Carefully fold the dry ingredients into the wet until mixed. Then, pour the batter into the pan, using an offset spatula to spread the batter into an even layer in the pan.
- Bake the cake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cake completely on a wire rack. Be sure the cake is completely cooled and not warm before adding the frosting.
- Make the Cream Cheese Frosting: Add the cream cheese and butter to a large mixing bowl. Cream the butter and cream cheese together on high until smooth and creamy. Next, add the confectioner’s sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, and lemon juice. Beat the frosting on low speed for around 30 seconds to incorporate and then increase to high speed. Beat the frosting on high for around 2 minutes until fluffy.
- Once the cake has cooled completely, cover with the cream cheese frosting. You can place it in the fridge to help the cream cheese frosting set up a bit. Slice and serve.
