Easy Applesauce Bundt Cake

This semi-homemade applesauce cake is made by doctoring a plain white or yellow cake mix.

What do you do when you want to make a cake, but you don’t have a lot of time? make a bundt cake. They are elegant and you can get away from putting a simple glaze on top and calling it good.

What do you do when you want to make a cake, but you are out of flour…but just happen to have a box of cake mix in the pantry? Make a doctored cake, so it tastes homemade. This applesauce bundt cake recipe is the result of no flour and little time!

I like to pretend this applesauce cake is healthy. It is lower in fat because I replace the oil with applesauce, but it still has all the sugar of a regular cake. However, it is delicious enough that it can be eaten either with a thin glaze or without any icing which does reduce the sugar consumption.

What kind of cake mix is used in applesauce cake?

You can use a yellow cake mix, a white cake mix, or a vanilla cake mix. A spice cake mix can also be used, but if you do reduce the apple pie spice to 1 teaspoon.

I have tried this recipe with multiple different cake mixes from 15.25 ounces to 21 ounces. If you use a package of cake mix that has 18 ounces or more, increase the applesauce to 2 cups.

What kind of applesauce is used in applesauce cake?

I prefer to use unsweetened applesauce and that is what is called for in my recipe, but if you don’t have any on hand you can alter the recipe to use the type of applesauce in your pantry.

If you use unsweetened cinnamon applesauce, reduce the apple pie spice to 1 1/2 teaspoon.

You can use sweetened applesauce if that is all you have on hand, but you should add 1/4 teaspoon of salt to offset the added sugar.

If you use sweetened cinnamon applesauce, reduce the apple pie spice to 1 1/2 teaspoon and add 1/4 teaspoon of salt.

Easy Applesauce Bundt Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 package yellow or white cake mix (You can use Pamela’s Classic Vanilla Cake mix to make this gluten-free.)
• 1 tablespoon apple pie spice mix
• 3 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups unsweetened applesauce

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cake pan.
2. In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
3. Pour the batter into a greased Bundt cake pan or 13 x 9 pan.
4. Bake for 40 – 45 minutes for a bundt cake, 30 – 35 minutes for a 13 x 9 pan, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
5. Let it cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove the cake and allow it to continue cooling.

Once the cake is cool, you can leave the cake plain, sprinkle it with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar, or you can drizzle the white chip cinnamon glaze recipe below.

White Chip Cinnamon Glaze Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 Tablespoons evaporated milk
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

1. In a small saucepan, heat evaporated milk until it reaches a boil.
2. Remove from heat.
3. Add chips; stir until smooth.
4. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.
5. Drizzle over cake.

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Easy Applesauce Bundt Cake

Easy Applesauce Cake Recipe Type : Dessert Cuisine: American Author: Alea Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 50 mins Total time: 55 mins Serves: 12 Easy Applesauce Bundt Cake

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

Servings 12

Author Alea

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 package 18 - 21-ounce yellow cake mix
• ▢ 1 tablespoon apple pie spice mix
• ▢ 3 eggs
• ▢ 2 cups unsweetened applesauce
• ▢ White Chip Cinnamon Glaze Ingredients:
• ▢ 3 Tablespoons evaporated milk
• ▢ 1 cup white chocolate chips
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cake pan.
• In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
• Pour the batter into a greased Bundt cake pan or 13 x 9 pan.
• Bake for 40 - 45 minutes for a bundt cake, 30 - 35 minutes for a 13 x 9 pan, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Let it cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove the cake and allow it to continue cooling.
• White Chip Cinnamon Glaze Directions:
• In a small saucepan, heat evaporated milk until it reaches a boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Add chips; stir until smooth.
• Stir in 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.
• Drizzle over cake.

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