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SERVES:
1 8 X 8-inch pan

INGREDIENTS:

For the streusel:

• 1/4 cup white sugar


• 1/4 cup light brown sugar


• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour


• 4 Tbs cold, unsalted butter


• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

For the cake:

• 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature


• 2 cups light brown sugar


• 2 large eggs


• 1 tsp vanilla


• 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour


• 2 tsp baking soda


• 1 tsp kosher salt (or 1/2 tsp table salt)


• 1 tsp ground cinnamon


• 1/4 tsp ground ginger


• 2 cups unsweetened smooth applesauce

PROCEDURE:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and also butter and flour one 8 x 8-inch x 2-inch baking pan.

Make the streusel by using a mixing bowl to combine 1/4 cup each of white sugar and light brown sugar, add 1/2 cup all-purpose flour and 4 Tbs of cold, unsalted butter and use your fingers to mix it up. When that mixture has a coarse breadcrumb consistency, add 1/3 cup chopped walnuts, fold those in and set it aside.

Next, use an electric mixer to cream 1 stick of room temperature, unsalted butter with 2 cups of light brown sugar. When you're happy with that, add 2 large eggs...1 at a time....and then add 1 tsp of vanilla and turn the machine off.

Use another mixing bowl to combine 2 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour with 2 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp kosher salt, 1 tsp ground cinnamon and 1/4 tsp of ground ginger and mix that up.

Turn the machine back on to the lowest setting and alternately add the flour mixture and 2 cups of unsweetened apple sauce.

Then put the batter into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle a generous amount of the streusel over the top....pressing it down a little bit as you go.

You'll probably end up using about half, or a little more than half, of the streusel topping....and the rest will keep really well in a Ziploc bag in the freezer....and then place the pan on the center rack of the preheated oven and let it bake for 50-55 minutes.

HINTS:

You can cut the streusel amount in half and not have any leftover if you like. This is a thick cake (in the center of the pan) so be patient and use a toothpick test to check for doneness.