Applesauce Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 1 large eggs 
• 1.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger 
• 3 tablespoons butter unsalted
• 0.3 cup powdered sugar 
• 0.1 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 1 cup sugar raw
• 6 tablespoons evaporated milk canned
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla 
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 teaspoon rum light
• 1 cup apple sauce unsweetened
• 10 inch frangelico (25 cm)

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• whisk
• hand mixer
• stand mixer
• springform pan
• skewers

Directions

1. Place oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter pan and set aside.
2. Whisk together flour, baking soda, spices, and salt in a bowl.
3. Beat together sugar, butter, and rum with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until combined well, then add egg and beat until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes with a stand mixer or 5 to 6 minutes with a handheld. Reduce speed to low and add dry ingredients, mixing until combined well.
4. Add applesauce and mix until combined well.
5. Spread batter evenly in springform pan and bake until a wooden pick or skewer comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
6. Cool cake in pan on a rack 10 minutes, then remove side of pan and cool completely.
7. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan, then add sugar and evaporated milk and simmer, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes.
8. Remove from heat and whisk in rum, vanilla, salt, and remaining tablespoon butter, then whisk in confectioners sugar 1 tablespoon at a time. Cool to warm, about 20 minutes, then spread over cooled cake.