Texas Sheet Cake with Applesauce and Chai

Name: Texas Sheet Cake with Applesauce and Chai
Total time: 60
Yield: 24
Ingredients: nonstick cooking spray; 1 cup water; 1 chai tea bag; ½ cup unsweetened applesauce; ½ cup butter; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 ¾ cups white sugar; ½ cup light sour cream; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup butter; ¼ cup milk; 4 ½ cups confectioners' sugar; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe by Aimee from allrecipes.com

Dessert 60 Mins.

Ingredients

24 servings

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nonstick cooking spray
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1 cup water
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1 chai tea bag
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½ cup unsweetened applesauce
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½ cup butter
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 ¾ cups white sugar
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½ cup light sour cream
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2 eggs

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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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½ teaspoon salt
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½ cup butter
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¼ cup milk
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4 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
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½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 10x15-inch cake pan thoroughly with nonstick cooking spray.
Bring water to a boil in a microwave-safe bowl in a microwave oven or in a pot on the stovetop. Remove from heat and add chai tea bag. Let steep for 10 minutes; remove bag.
Combine chai tea, applesauce, and butter in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add flour, sugar, sour cream, eggs, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt and whisk until smooth. Pour batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 22 to 25 minutes.
Remove cake from the oven.
Combine butter and milk in a large saucepan. Bring to a light boil and remove from heat. Add confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon; whisk icing until smooth.
Pour icing over warm cake and smooth across the surface. Let cool thoroughly before cutting into 24 pieces.