Applesauce Cake with Cream Cheese + Honey Frosting by Julia Turshen

The food most closely associated with Rosh Hashanah is apples dipped in honey, an autumnal gesture to shepherd in a sweet year.

Photo by David Loftus

Excerpted with permission from Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers by Julia Turshen. Hear our conversation with Julia here.

Yield: Serves 8 to 10

The food most closely associated with Rosh Hashanah is apples dipped in honey, an autumnal gesture to shepherd in a sweet year. A lot of dess…