applesauce cake with caramel glaze

Ingredients For applesauce cake with caramel glaze

• FOR THE CAKE
• 2 c

  all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 tsp

  salt
• 1/4 tsp

  ground black pepper
• 2 tsp

  cinnamon
• 1 tsp

  ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp

  ground allspice
• 2 lg

  eggs
• 1 c

  sugar
• 1/2 c

  light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 c

  unsweetened applesauce
• 2/3 c

  vegetable oil
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract
• FOR THE CARAMEL GLAZE
• 4 Tbsp

  butter, cut into cubes
• 1/2 c

  packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 c

  heavy cream
• 1/4 tsp

  salt
• 3/4-1 c

  sifted powdered sugar
• FOR THE HOMEMADE APPLE SAUCE
• 3-4 lb

  apple (6-8 apples. i used a combination of macintosh, grannysmiths and galas), peeled, cored and thinly sliced.
• 1/4 c

  brown sugar
• 1

  lemon zest and juice
• 1 tsp

  cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp

  all spice
• 1/22 tsp

  salt
• 1 c

  water