Applesauce Streusel Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 2/3 cups cake flour (or 1 1/2 cups all purpose)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup cake flour (or all purpose flour)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 dash fresh nutmeg (1/8 tsp)
• 4 tablespoons cold butter
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. spray a 9 inch round springform pan or an 8 inch square metal pan with flour-added cooking spray.
• 2 in a medium mixing bowl, thoroughly stir together flour, soda, cinnamon, allspice and brown sugar; set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, mix melted butter, applesauce, sour cream, vanilla and egg.
• 4 add the dry ingredients to the liquid ingredients and stir until mixed. pour into pan.
• 5 make streusel. in a mixing bowl or food processor, mix together all dry ingredients then cut in butter.
• 6 sprinkle over top of cake.
• 7 sprinkle nuts over top of streusel.
• 8 bake for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown around edges.
• 9 cool slightly. remove sides of pan and cut into triangles.