Best 4 Applesauce Snack Cakes Recipes
Indulge in the delectable goodness of applesauce snack cakes, a delightful treat that tantalizes taste buds with its moist and tender crumb, bursts of sweet applesauce, and a hint of warm spices. These individual-sized cakes are perfect for a quick snack, a sweet dessert, or a special occasion. With three tempting variations to choose from, there's a flavor for every palate: classic applesauce snack cakes, streusel-topped applesauce snack cakes, and cream cheese-filled applesauce snack cakes. Each recipe is easy to follow and yields a dozen individual cakes, making them ideal for sharing or savoring all to yourself.
Here are our top 4 tried and tested recipes!
APPLESAUCE CAKE
Applesauce makes this cake exceptionally moist. It's delicious on its own or served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. If you decide to use store-bought applesauce, choose one with a chunky texture.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes Bundt Cake Recipes
Time 2h30m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cardamom. Set aside.
- In another bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and honey until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture; beat just until combined. Beat in applesauce.
- Generously coat a nonstick 9-inch tube pan with cooking spray. Spoon batter into pan; smooth top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean (but slightly wet), 50 to 60 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Turn out of pan onto a cutting board or baking sheet; invert cake onto rack, top side up. Cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving, if desired.
APPLESAUCE CAKE
In our house "certain members" (I'm not naming names) eat everything with a side of applesauce. Pork chops, eggs, steak, pancakes, everything. So we have many jars and many types. This is from my grandma Elsie, though she calls for shortening instead of butter. How embarrassing!
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, cream the butter. Add the brown sugar and continue mixing. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla, then mix until well blended and fluffy.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the applesauce. Fold in the raisins and walnuts. Pour batter into a greased and floured loaf or tube pan and bake until firm to the touch, about 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in the pan, then turn it out, and dust with powdered sugar.
GRANDMA'S APPLESAUCE CAKE
This moist applesauce cake recipe is a treasured heirloom passed down from my Grandma Stuit, who cooked for a family of 13 during the Depression. At reunions, it's the first dessert gone...including the crumbs! -Joanie Jager, Lynden, Washington
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place raisins and hot water in a small bowl; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce and water. Drain raisins; fold into batter with the walnuts. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 300° for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place pan on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Serve warm or cold.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 282 calories, Fat 9g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 237mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (31g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
APPLESAUCE SNACK CAKE
This is the best applesauce cake I've ever had, much less made! Triple Apple Action flavour and it is sooo easy to make. It is very very moist and does not dry out the next day (if it lasts that long). Variation ideas follow the main recipe and other add-ins can be folded into batter, such as nuts or raisins, although this cake is at it's best when it's at its simplest. Think Less Is More. From Cook's Illustrated September/October 2006, This recipe can easily be doubled and baked in a 13"x9" pan. If doubling the recipe, give the cider and dried apple mixture about 20 minutes to reduce and bake the cake for 45 minutes. This cake is very moist, it's best to err on the side of 'overdone' when testing its doneness. Apple juice can be substituted for apple cider, but cider is the best option. Cooled leftovers can be wrapped in plastic wrap and stored at room temperature for up to two days. Freezes very well. Makes one 8" square cake
Provided by bikerchick
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 9-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 325°F
- Cut 16" length parchment paper or aluminum foil and fold lengthwise to 7" width; spray 8" square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and fit parchment into dish, pushing it into corners and up sides, allow excess to overhang edges of dish.
- Bring apples and cider to simmer in small saucepan over medium heat; cook until liquid evaporates and mixture appears dry, about 15 minutes, cool to room temperature.
- Whisk flour and baking soda in medium bowl to combine; set aside.
- In second medium bowl, whisk sugar and spices; measure 2 TBSP of sugar-spice mixture into small bowl and set aside for topping.
- In food processor, process cooled dried-apple mixture and applesauce until smooth, about 20-30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl as needed; set aside.
- Whisk egg and salt in large bowl to combine.
- Add sugar-spice mixture and whisk continuously until well combined and light coloured, about 20 seconds.
- Add butter in 3 additions, whisking thoroughly after each.
- Add applesauce mixture and vanilla, whisk to combine.
- Add flour mixture to wet ingredients; using rubber spatula, fold gently until just combined and evenly moistened.
- Turn batter into prepared pan, smoothing out top with rubber spatula.
- Sprinkle reserved 2 TBSP sugar-spice mixture evenly over top of batter.
- Bake until wooden skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.
- Cool on wire rack to room temperature, about 2 hours.
- Run knife along cake edges without parchment to release; remove cake from pan by lifting parchment overhang and transfer to cutting board.
- Cut cake and serve.
- Variations:
- Ginger-Cardamom Applesauce Snack Cake.
- Follow recipe for Applesauce Snack Cake omitting cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; whisk 1/2 tsp ground ginger and 1/4 tsp ground cardamom into sugar in Step 3; measure 2 TBSP sugar-spice mixture into a small bowl, add 1 TBSP finely chopped cyrstallized ginger and set aside for topping in Step 5.
- Applesauce Snack Cake with Oat-Nut Streusel.
- Follow recipe for Applesauce Snack Cake through Step 2; in Step 3, measure 2 TBSP brown sugar, 1/3 c chopped pecans or walnuts, and 1/3 c old-fashioned or quick cook oats; work in 2 TBSP softened unsalted butter by rubbing mixture between fingers until fully incorporated; pinch mixture into hazelnut-sized clumps and sprinkle evenly over batter before baking.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 262.8, Fat 11.1, SaturatedFat 6.7, Cholesterol 47.8, Sodium 289.5, Carbohydrate 38.9, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 21.6, Protein 3.1
Tips:
- Choose the right apples. A good all-purpose apple for applesauce snack cakes is Granny Smith. They are tart and hold their shape well when baked.
- Peel and core the apples before cooking them. This will help the applesauce to be smooth and free of any unwanted pieces.
- Use a food processor or blender to puree the apples. This will create a smooth and even consistency for the applesauce.
- Add spices to taste. Common spices that are added to applesauce include cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.
- Sweeten the applesauce to taste. You can use sugar, honey, or maple syrup to sweeten the applesauce.
- Let the applesauce cool before using it in the snack cakes. This will help to prevent the cakes from becoming too wet.
- Use a muffin tin to bake the snack cakes. This will create individual cakes that are easy to serve.
- Bake the snack cakes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. This will ensure that the cakes are cooked through.
Conclusion:
Applesauce snack cakes are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for a quick breakfast, lunch, or snack. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a batch of applesauce snack cakes that will be sure to please everyone.
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