Applesauce Oat Cake Recipe

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The spicy aroma of this cake brings back childhood memories of my mother's kitchen. This small cake is just right for a couple of cake lovers. -Donna Perkins, Mineral Wells, Texas

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Applesauce Oat Cake Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. + standing Bake: 40 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 9 Servings
15 40 55

Ingredients

  • 1-3/4 cups applesauce
  • 1 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • FROSTING:
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  • In a small saucepan, bring the applesauce to a slow boil. Stir in oats; remove from the heat. Cover and let stand for 20 minutes.
  • In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Add egg; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and cloves; add to the creamed mixture alternately with applesauce mixture.
  • Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
  • In a large bowl, combine the frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Frost cooled cake. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 435 calories, 15 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 315 mg sodium, 72 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Applesauce Oat Cake in Reminisce November/December 2002, p50

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