Honey Cake W/cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup splenda sugar blend for baking
• 1 cup raw honey
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup coffee
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 1 ounce cream cheese
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 -4 tablespoons warmed milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. grease 2- 9" cake pans.
• 2 in a separate bowl, mix all dry ingredients, excluding sugar.
• 3 using the whisk attachment of a stand mixer, whisk together all wet ingredients and sugar and medium speed. add eggs one at a time until well blended.
• 4 turn mixer to low, and add dry ingredients in batches until well incorporated you may need to scrape down the bowl a few times. make sure to scrape up the bottom of the bowl too! (i use a 6 qt, so you may not need to do that!).
• 5 turn on medium for about 30 seconds.
• 6 bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. remove pans from oven and set pans upside down on a cooling rack. let cool for at least 10 minutes before attempting to remove pans.
• 7 fully cool before frosting.
• 8 for the frosting:.
• 9 using room temperature cream cheese and butter, use paddle attachment on mixer and cream items together. add cinnamon and vanilla.
• 10 add confectioners sugar slowly in batches with mixer on low speed.
• 11 add milk one tablespoon at a time until you've reached the desired consistency.