Never Fail Applesauce Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sall-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup swhite sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon sbaking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground clove s
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sapplesauce
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• large eggs
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• cup sconfectioners' sugar
• (8 ounce) packagecream cheese, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon svanilla extra ct
• 1/4 cup butter
• cup chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan.
2. Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, baking powder, and salt together into a large bowl. Mix in applesauce, 1/2 cup butter, and buttermilk; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs. Fold in walnuts.
3. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into middle comes out clean, about 50 minutes; let cool.
4. Mix confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla together in a large bowl until smooth; set aside. Melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat; add pecans and stir continuously until brown. Set aside to cool. Stir pecans into cream cheese frosting; frost cake.