Applesauce Oatmeal Cake With Broiled Coconut Topping

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 1/4 cups chunky unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups gold medal all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup pecans or 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 3 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 in 1-quart saucepan, heat applesauce to boiling over medium-high heat. stir in oats and let stand 20 minutes.
• 2 heat oven to 350º. grease bottom & sides of 9-inch square pan with shortening.
• 3 in large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• 4 beat in vanilla and eggs until fluffy.
• 5 beat in applesauce mixture just until mixed.
• 6 stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt, scraping bowl once, just until blended.
• 7 pour into prepared pan.
• 8 bake 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 meanwhile, in small bowl, mix all topping ingredients until well blended. spread topping over hot cake. broil cake with top 6 inches from heat 1 to 2 minutes or until top is golden and bubbly.
• 10 cool 30 minutes.
• 11 serve warm.