Applesauce Cake with Butterscotch Chips

Imagine eating a caramel apple, in cake form. This incredible cake delivers the sweetness of applesauce and nuttiness of butterscotch chips in every ultra-moist bite.

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Diet Vegetarian

Keyword apple cake, applesauce cake, autumn baking, butterscotch chips, fall baking

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings

Calories 275kcal

Author Robin Miller

Equipment

Square Baking Pan

Ingredients

Cooking spray
1 1/4 cups unsweetened applesauce
4 tablespoons butter melted, or vegetable oil or coconut oil, melted
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour of choice
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup butterscotch chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with butter, or vegetable oil, or cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the applesauce, melted butter (or oil), egg, and vanilla.
Whisk in the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt until just blended (don't over-mix; mix just until the flour is incorporated). Fold in the butterscotch chips.
Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth the surface. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out with little moist bits clinging to it.
Cool the cake in the pan, on a wire rack, for 10 minutes before slicing and serving. Store leftovers in an airtight container.

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