Texas Sheet Cake with Applesauce and Chai
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Description
I love Texas sheet cake! Chocolate, white...it doesn't matter. But they all have so much butter. I tried to lighten up an excellent white Texas sheet cake recipe I found on this site by using applesauce in place of some (but not all!) of the butter. To complement the flavor of apples, I also used chai spices for a little added flavor.
Ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup water
- 1 chai tea bag
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¾ cups white sugar
- ½ cup light sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ cup milk
- 4 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 10x15-inch cake pan thoroughly with nonstick cooking spray.
- 2. Bring water to a boil in a microwave-safe bowl in a microwave oven or in a pot on the stovetop. Remove from heat and add chai tea bag. Let steep for 10 minutes; remove bag.
- 3. Combine chai tea, applesauce, and butter in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add flour, sugar, sour cream, eggs, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt and whisk until smooth. Pour batter evenly into the prepared pan.
- 4. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 22 to 25 minutes.
- 5. Remove cake from the oven.
- 6. Combine butter and milk in a large saucepan. Bring to a light boil and remove from heat. Add confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon; whisk icing until smooth.
- 7. Pour icing over warm cake and smooth across the surface. Let cool thoroughly before cutting into 24 pieces.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 1 10x15-inch cake
calories: 270.9 kcal
carbohydrates: 47 g
protein: 1.9 g
saturated fat: 5.4 g
cholesterol: 38 mg
sodium: 165.2 mg
fiber: 0.4 g
sugar: 38.3 g