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Applesauce Oatmeal Cake

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 9
Author Pilsbury

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 1 1/4 cups applesauce
  • 1 cup Old Fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Topping:

  • 3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

Cake:

  1. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, cook applesauce until just beginning to boil. Stir in oatmeal. Set aside; let stand for 20 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Make sure oven rack is at least 6" from top of oven. Coat a 9" x 9" baking dish with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla and eggs, mix until combined. Add flour mixture to butter mixture in two additions; mix until just combined after each addition. Add applesauce mixture and mix until just combined.
  5. Pour batter into prepared baking dish. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until cake has browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Topping:

  1. In a small medium bowl, combine coconut, brown sugar, walnuts, melted butter, and milk. Mix until combined and all ingredients are moistened. Carefully spread topping over hot cake, and return to oven. Turn over to broil, and cook 1 to 2 minutes or until top is golden and bubbly. Remove cake from oven. Cool 30 minutes, and serve warm.