Applesauce Cake

• Applesauce Cake
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce
• Honey Cream Cheese Frosting
• 1- 8 oz. packets cream cheese, softened
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon, for topping

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0. Grease a 9 x 13 pan and line with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.
3. In another bowl, whisk together sugar, vegetable oil, sour cream, egg, and lemon zest.
4. Mix wet ingredients into dry, then stir in applesauce and walnuts until just combined.
5. Pour into greased and lined pan, and bake for about 35 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean).
6. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together cream cheese and honey until combined.
7. Slowly add powdered sugar, then honey and beat until the mixture is smooth.
8. Spread onto cooled cake. Lightly place a paper doily over top of cake and sift cinnamon over the top. Lift doily straight up and off of the cake.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/77864-applesauce-cake (may not work)