Butter Rum Glazed Applesauce Cake

5 from 2 votes

Butter Rum Glazed Applesauce Cake

An old fashioned easy to make cinnamon applesauce cake topped with a butter rum glaze bringing the flavors a delicious moist cake to the dessert table.

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Keyword Butter Rum-Glazed Applesauce Cake, cake using applesauce, Cinnamon Applesauce Cake, Glazed Applesauce Cake

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings

Calories 290kcal

Author Shelby Law Ruttan

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Cake

⅓ cup butter
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1½ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt

For the glaze

2 tablespoons butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
½ tablespoon dark rum
½ tablespoon milk

Instructions

For the cake

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until butter just begins to brown. Immediately remove the butter from the heat.
Add the granulated sugar, applesauce and vanilla extract and stir until combined.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Make a well in the flour mixture and add the applesauce mixture to the flour, stirring until combined.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Remove the cake from the oven and place on a wire rack. Glaze the cake while warm.

For the glaze

In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat, cooking 2 minutes, or until butter just begins to brown.
Immediately remove the butter from the heat. Stir in the powdered sugar, rum, and milk until smooth and spreadable. Pour the glaze over the warm cake.

Nutrition