Oatmeal Applesauce Cake Food

APPLESAUCE OAT CAKE

Steps:

• 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.

APPLESAUCE OATMEAL SNACK BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
• Combine flour, oats, baking powder and salt.
• In separate bowl, beat white sugar and butter until blended.
• Whisk in cinnamon applesauce, egg, and vanilla.
• Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture and stir until well blended.
• In small bowl, combine chunky applesauce, raisins, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
• Spoon half of oat mixture into sprayed 8-inch baking pan; pour raisin filling over top, and spoon remaining oat mixture over filling, spreading evenly.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly browned; cool on wire rack.

APPLESAUCE OATMEAL

Steps:

• Mix the water, oats, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and vanilla in medium sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat to just above medium.
• Continue boiling for 3 minutes.
• Add sugar and stir.
• Add applesauce and stir.
• Scoop into bowls and add small amount of milk (do not stir).
• Top with sprinkles 4 fun!

APPLESAUCE OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Bring applesauce to a boil in a small saucepan; remove from heat.
• Stir in oats and raisins; cover and let stand 20 min.
• (Mixture will be thick and will thicken up more while standing, so you should have the rest of the batter ready by the time the 20 min. are up.) Beat butter at medium speed with an electic mixer until fluffy.
• Gradually add sugar, beating well.
• Add egg and beat well.
• Combine dry ingredients and add gradually to creamed mixture, mixing just until blended after each addition.
• Stir in applesauce mixture.
• Pour batter into a 9-in. square pan that has been sprayed with nonstick spray.
• Bake at 350 for 30-40 min. or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack.
• (I found I liked this best served slightly warm.).

APPLESAUCE-OATMEAL RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil in a medium-size saucepan over moderately high heat. Stir in the oats. When the liquid returns to a boil, stir in the raisins and salt. Reduce the heat and simmer 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the oats are soft and the water is absorbed. Remove from heat, stir in the sugar, applesauce, and oil. Cool to lukewarm. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 350 degrees, and grease the pan. Put the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a large bowl. Stir to mix well. Stir the eggs into the oat mixture. Add the flour mixture, and stir just until moistened. Spread in the prepared pan and bake 30 to 40 minutes, or until the cake starts to shrink from the sides of the pan and a wooden pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Place the pan on a wire rack to cool. The cake is good served warm. Or cool completely, cover tightly, and store overnight at room temperature before serving or freezing.

OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, place the oats and the water and simmer 15 minutes to soften slightly. Allow to cool to room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter a 8-inch square cake pan.
• In a mixer fitted with a whip attachment, cream the butter until smooth. Add granulated sugar and mix until smooth and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix just until combined. Add the cooked oats and mix just until combined.
• In another bowl, mix the flour, oat bran, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Working in 3 batches, add the dry ingredients to the butter-oat mixture, alternating with the applesauce mixing just until combined after each addition. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake until a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out dry and almost clean (a few crumbs are fine), 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool completely. Turn cake out onto a square serving platter. Place strips of paper under the cake around all the edges.
• To make the frosting, in a mixing bowl with a whip attachment cream the cream cheese on medium to high speed until light and fluffy. Turn the mixer to low and mix in the powdered sugar and honey. Frost the cake on the sides with a thin layer of frosting then use the remaining to cover the top and swirl it decoratively. Using your hands, press the toasted chopped nuts onto the side of the cake to coat it. Remove the paper strips before serving. Cut into 2-inch square pieces.
• Notes about the recipe: This is a delicious hearty and healthful cake. The texture added by the cooked steel cut oats makes you thing there are nuts inside. I made it to help me use up ends of jars of oat bran in the freezer and steel cut outs in the cereal drawer after the hot cereal breakfast season was over for the year.

APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, cream the butter. Add the brown sugar and continue mixing. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla, then mix until well blended and fluffy.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the applesauce. Fold in the raisins and walnuts. Pour batter into a greased and floured loaf or tube pan and bake until firm to the touch, about 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in the pan, then turn it out, and dust with powdered sugar.

APPLESAUCE OATMEAL CAKE WITH BROILED COCONUT TOPPING

Steps:

• In 1-quart saucepan, heat applesauce to boiling over medium-high heat. Stir in oats and let stand 20 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350º. Grease bottom & sides of 9-inch square pan with shortening.
• In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Beat in vanilla and eggs until fluffy.
• Beat in applesauce mixture just until mixed.
• Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt, scraping bowl once, just until blended.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 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.
• Cool 30 minutes.
• Serve warm.

BAKED APPLESAUCE OATMEAL

Steps:

• Mix all wet ingredients and combine with dry ingredients. If raisins are use, plump by letting raisins sit in warm water for 10 minutes. May add more cinnamon to taste.
• Pour into greased 9 x 9 inch baking dish. Place in refrigerator overnight for oatmeal to dissolve into liquid.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
• Top with brown sugar and milk when served.

APPLESAUCE OATMEAL LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350*.
• Grease and flour a 9 inch loaf pan.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg into lg mixing bowl.
• Add brown sugar, eggs, and all remaining ingredients.
• Mix until throughly combined.
• Pour into pan.
• Bake for 55 minutes, or until a pick comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack.