By cooking.nytimes.com

Apple Sheet Cake With Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

12 servings

unsalted butter

for greasing the pan

2 cupsall-purpose flour

plus more for preparing the pan

¾ cuplight brown sugar

2eggs

large

2 cupsunsweetened applesauce

¾ cupneutral oil

such as canola or grapeseed

2 teaspoonsground cinnamon

1 teaspoonground cardamom

1 teaspoonground ginger

¼ teaspoonground cloves

¾ teaspoonkosher salt

1 teaspoonbaking powder

1 teaspoonbaking soda

8 ouncescream cheese

at room temperature

¼ cupunsalted butter

at room temperature

1 tablespoonground cinnamon

1 cupconfectioners’ sugar

Instructions