Applesauce Snack Cake Recipe

Ingredients for Applesauce Snack Cake

• Dried Apple
• ½ cup apple cider
• Unbleached All Purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Ground Nutmeg
• Ground Cloves
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• Egg
• Table Salt
• Unsalted Butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How to Make Applesauce Snack Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour an 8x8 inch baking pan.
2. In a medium saucepan, combine ½ cup apple cider, ¼ cup dried apples (chopped), and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, and cook for 10 minutes, or until the liquid is reduced by half. Set aside to cool slightly.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt.
4. In a separate bowl, cream together ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter and ¾ cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in 2 large eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
5. In a small bowl, combine 1 cup unsweetened applesauce and the cooled apple cider mixture.
6. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with the applesauce mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
7. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached. (It's better to slightly overbake than underbake).
8. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
9. Once cooled, dust with powdered sugar (optional) and enjoy!