Ginger-Applesauce Spice Cake with Ginger Whipped Cream

Name: Ginger-Applesauce Spice Cake with Ginger Whipped Cream
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ½ teaspoons baking soda; 2 cups all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; ½ cup superfine sugar; 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened; ¾ cup lightly toasted, coarsely chopped walnuts (about 3 ounces); ¾ cup lightly toasted, coarsely chopped walnuts (about 3 ounces); ⅔ cup sour cream; 1⅓ cups unsweetened applesauce; ⅓ cup peeled, minced fresh gingerroot; Confectioners’ sugar; Ginger Whipped Cream

Preparation info

Serves
8 to 12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Thanksgiving Dinner

By Anthony Dias Blue and Kathryn K. Blue

Published 1994

About

This delicious moist cake is always popular because it has a texture and flavor that contrasts nicely with some of the dense and rich Thanksgiving desserts.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon

Americas
United States
Dessert
Dinner
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Position rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Butter a 9 x 3-inch springform pan. Dust lightly with flour; tap out the excess.
Sift the flour, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, cloves, and salt