Chocolate Applesauce Cake With Caramel Frosting

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups applesauce
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar (approximately)

Recipe

• 1 to prepare cake: preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 heat applesauce in microwave on high for 3 to 5 minutes or until hot.
• 3 combine oil and sugar in mixer bowl.
• 4 stir in hot applesauce combine flour, cococa powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
• 5 slowly add dry ingredients to mixer bowl, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• 6 pour batter into 2 (9-inch) greased and floured round cake pans.
• 7 bake for 15 minutes.
• 8 reduce oven temperature to 375^f.
• 9 bake 15 minutes longer.
• 10 cake layers with slightly crack on top.
• 11 let cool in pans about 10 minutes.
• 12 remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• 13 to prepare frosting: heat butter, brown sugar and salt in saucepan until butter is melted.
• 14 bring mixture to a rolling boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 15 remove from heat; stir in milk.
• 16 return to heat and bring to a boil; boil and stir 1 minute.
• 17 remove from heat; let cool.
• 18 stir in enough powdered sugar for spreading consistency.
• 19 when cake is cool, frost between layer and on top and sides.
• 20 store in airtight container.