Applesauce Cake

Another one of Martha Stewart's creation. I love baking this in Fall/Winter. Filled with intense cinnamon & cardamom flavor, it's sweetness comes from light brown sugar & honey (I used the Carolina spiced honey).

Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled) + more for dusting
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups packed light-brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
2 large eggs
2 cups chunky applesauce
nonstick cooking spray
Confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon & cardamom and set aside.
In another bowl, with an electric mixer, beat brown sugar, butter & honey until light & fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture; beat until combined. Beat in applesauce.
Generously coat a tube pan with spray, dust lightly with flour. Shake out the excess flour. Spoon batter into the pan, smooth top & bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean (but slightly wet), 50 to 60 minutes.
Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Turn out of pan on a baking sheet & then invert cake onto the rack - right side up. Cool completely. Dust with Confectioners' sugar before serving.