I know! I know! It’s a mouthful to say but just give me a mouthful of this cake! Seriously, happy fall everyone. No better way to celebrate the cooler air than with this beauty right here. And this frosting…. I think I ate half of it out of the bowl as I was frosting the cake. Ooops! At least there was enough to cover it 🙂 Cream cheese frosting always reminds me of Dunkaroo’s from the 90’s. Anyone remember those? Yum!

Anyway, enough reminiscing. Go start those ovens and let’s bake this cake!

What you will need:

13 x 9 inch baking pan sprayed with non-stick spray

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup applesauce
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups shredded zucchini, drained

Frosting:

8 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup butter at room temp
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spice. Set aside. In another bowl, beat together oil, both sugars and applesauce. Then add in eggs and vanilla and beat until combined. Slowly add in flour mixture until just combined. Fold in zucchini until combined. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 25-35 minutes. Allow to cool completely.

While cake cools, beat together all frosting ingredients. Spread over the cooled cake. Store cake covered and in the fridge. Slice and enjoy!