Name: Applesauce Oat Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 9 servings
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

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

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Yield:9 servings

Prep:15 min

Cook:40 min

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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

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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 in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
In a large bowl, combine the frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Frost cooled cake.