Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Honey Apple Cake

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup almonds toasted coarsely chopped
• 0.8 cup apple sauce 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.3 cup butter 
• 2 large eggs 
• 6.8 ounces flour all-purpose
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 cup honey 
• 0.3 cup honey 
• 0.3 cup brown sugar light packed
• 1.3 cups brown sugar light packed
• 1 cup oats 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup water hot
• 1 cup cool whip fat-free frozen thawed

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• oven
• knife
• wire rack
• blender
• baking pan
• broiler
• spatula
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. To prepare cake, combine oats and 1 cup hot water in a small bowl; set aside.
3. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
4. Combine flour, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
5. Combine 1 1/3 cups sugar, applesauce, 1/3 cup honey, and eggs in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed 1 minute.
6. Add oat mixture; beat at low speed until well blended.
7. Add half of flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat well.
8. Add remaining flour mixture; beat well. Spoon batter into an 11 x 7inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
9. Bake at 350 for 48 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
10. Place dish on a wire rack.
11. To prepare frosting, melt butter in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat.
12. Add 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4 cup honey; cook 2 minutes or until bubbly, stirring constantly. Stir in almonds. Quickly pour frosting over cake; spread evenly using a rubber spatula.
13. Preheat broiler.
14. Broil cake 1 minute or until frosting is bubbly and golden. Cool completely on a wire rack.
15. Serve with whipped topping; sprinkle with ground cinnamon, if desired.