Applesauce Spice Cake With Brown Sugar Icing

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   ["For the cake, grease a 9"" x 13"" cake pan; line the bottom with parchment paper.", "Set aside.", "In a large bowl, beat the butter with the brown sugar until fluffy; beat in the eggs, one at a time.", "Beat in the vanilla.", "In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and nutmeg.", "Stir into the butter mixture alternately with the applesauce and buttermilk, making 3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 of wet.", "Spread in the prepared pan.", "Bake in the centre of a 350 degree F oven until the cake tester inserted in the centre comes out clean, about 35 minutes.", "Let cool in the pan on a rack.", "For the icing, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.", "Add the brown sugar and corn syrup; bring to a boil, stirring constantly.", "Boil just until blended, about 1 minute.", "Remove from the heat.", "Using a wooden spoon, stir the milk and vanilla into the butter mixture.", "Again using a wooden spoon, beat in the icing sugar until smooth and spreadable; let cool for 1 minute.", "Spread over the top of the cake just to the edge, letting the icing drizzle over slightly."]

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.