Applesauce Oatmeal Cake

This cake is nice and moist. Great for gift giving. Walnuts and pecans are interchangeable in this recipe.

• Calories: 418 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup butter, softened
• 4 eggs
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 ½ cups rolled oats
• 1 ½ cups raisins
• ¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¾ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 ⅛ cups applesauce
• 1 ½ cups coarsely chopped walnuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir together flour, oats, salt, baking powder, and spices.

Step 2

In a large bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the sugar. Beat in the eggs, then the applesauce and milk. Beat flour mixture into applesauce mixture. Stir in the raisins and nuts. Turn the batter into a greased and floured tube pan.

Step 3

Bake the cake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 65 minutes, or until it tests done. Let cake cool on a wire rack.