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Applesauce Spice Cake With Cream Cheese




Source of Recipe


Cooking Light
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chilled light butter
1 1/2 cups chunky applesauce
1/4 cup apple butter
2 large egg whites
1 large egg
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
Cooking spray
Cream Cheese Icing
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Beat sugar and butter at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 5 minutes). Add applesauce, apple butter, egg whites, and egg; beat well. Add flour and next 4 ingredients (flour through salt); beat well. Stir in raisins. Pour batter into a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Spread Cream Cheese Icing over cake, and sprinkle with pecans.


Cream Cheese Icing
1 1/2 teaspoons chilled light butter
1/2 (8-ounce) block 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, chilled
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation

Beat butter and cheese at high speed of a mixer until fluffy. Add sugar; beat at low speed until well-blended. Add vanilla; beat well.