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by Alea Milham 24 Comments
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:
- 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.
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:
- 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.
Printable Recipe for Easy Applesauce Cake
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Easy Applesauce Bundt Cake
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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
Author: Alea
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12
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
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
- 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 ½ teaspoon cinnamon.
- Drizzle over cake.
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About Alea Milham
Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.
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Susan says
I love this delicious, moist and very easy cake!! Definitely making this again!!
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FuntasticOne says
For the glaze, does it have to be evaporated milk vs regular milk. Is there really a difference?
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Ishbel says
I usually add a package of instant vanilla pudding to my bundle cakes. Can I do that to this cake???
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Alea Milham says
I have never tried adding pudding to this recipe.
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Pat says
Can nuts and or raisins be added?
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Alea Milham says
Yes, they can.
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Bob says
So easy, so good. Caramel maple glaze for mine, definitely a keeper! Thanks, I’ll be making it again for sure!
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Rae Smylie says
Made this cake today and shared with two sets of neighbors. We all loved it!
Very good and pretty doggone easy.
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Jo McLean says
I just read this great recipe; are we just using the cake mix and eggs, no oil or water to make the cake? Of course, the applesauce for moisture. Just wanted to check.
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Alea Milham says
Yes, Ignore the ingredient list and directions on the back of the cake mix box and use these instead.
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Terrie says
My cake mix is 15.25 should I reduce the apple sauce by a 1/2 cup
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Alea Milham says
You can reduce the applesauce if you wish.
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