Ingredients
½cupapplesauce
⅔cupvegetable oil
½cupapple cider
¾cupbrown sugar
¾cupgranulated sugar
2large eggs
2medium apples,peeled and diced
2½cupsall purpose flour,unbleached
2tspbaking powder
1tspbaking soda
½tsptable salt
¾tspcinnamon
¼tspnutmeg,freshly grated
¼tspallspice
1cupapple cider
3tbspconfectioner’s Sugar
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Position the rack in the center and grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
In a large bowl, whisk the applesauce, vegetable oil, cider, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and eggs together until combined. Fold in the diced apples. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Add it to the wet ingredients and fold it in until you don’t see any dry lumps.
Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a wooden skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out free of crumbs for 35 to 45 minutes.
While the cake bakes, boil 1 cup cider until it reduces to ¼ cup. Whisk in the confectioner’s sugar.
Immediately after removing the cake from the oven, pour the glaze over the top and spread it around evenly with a spatula. Cool on a wire rack before serving.
