Quick Applesauce Cake

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 eggs
• 1 (16 ounce) can applesauce
• 1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix*

Instructions

1. Blend sugar and cinnamon.
2. Grease a 10-inch Bundt or tube pan and dust with 1 tablespoon of the sugar-cinnamon mixture, reserving remainder for cake.
3. Blend butter, eggs, applesauce and cake mix until moistened. Reserve 1 1/2 cups batter.
4. Pour remaining batter into pan.
5. Sprinkle with remaining sugar-cinnamon mixture; then top with reserved batter.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 45 minutes or until done.
7. Cool cake in pan for 15 minutes, then invert onto serving plate.

Notes

* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16.5 ounce and 15.25 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss in a 16 ounce box, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe. To compensate for the volume loss in a 15.25 ounce box, add 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.