Best 8 Applesauce Oat Cake Recipes

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Indulge in a delightful culinary journey with our irresistible Applesauce Oat Cake, a symphony of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. This delectable cake boasts a moist and tender crumb, perfectly complemented by the subtle sweetness of applesauce and the hearty crunch of oats. Each bite reveals a harmonious blend of spices, creating a warm and comforting experience.

The Applesauce Oat Cake is not just a singular delight; it's a versatile canvas for your creativity. Discover variations that cater to diverse dietary preferences and taste profiles. From the classic Applesauce Oat Cake with its timeless charm to the gluten-free version that accommodates special dietary needs, each recipe promises a unique culinary adventure.

For those seeking a touch of decadence, the Applesauce Oat Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is an absolute must-try. The velvety smooth cream cheese frosting elevates the cake to new heights, creating a perfect balance between tangy and sweet.

Explore the wonders of the Applesauce Oat Cake with Streusel Topping, where a golden-brown streusel topping adds an irresistible textural contrast to the moist cake beneath. The streusel's buttery flavor and crunchy texture create a delightful symphony in every bite.

Last but not least, unveil the secrets of the Applesauce Oat Cake with Maple Glaze. The luscious maple glaze drizzled over the cake adds a touch of sweetness and a beautiful sheen, making it an irresistible centerpiece for any occasion.

So, embark on a culinary adventure with our Applesauce Oat Cake recipes, and experience the joy of creating these delectable treats in your own kitchen. With each variation, you'll discover a new layer of flavor and texture, making every bite a moment to savor.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

APPLESAUCE OATMEAL CAKE WITH BROILED COCONUT TOPPING



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Looking for a homemade dessert using applesauce? Then check out this wonderful oatmeal cake topped with coconut and nuts.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h50m

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 1/4 cups applesauce
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup butter or 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 chopped pecans or walnuts
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
3 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • In 1-quart saucepan, heat applesauce to boiling over medium-high heat. Stir in oats. Let stand 20 minutes.
  • Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and 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 pan.
  • Bake 40 to 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 500, Carbohydrate 67 g, Cholesterol 90 mg, Fiber 3 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 350 mg

OATMEAL CAKE



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Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake is a moist, rich cake filled with warm spices and a caramelized coconut frosting. Your new go-to favorite easy cake recipe!

Provided by Sabrina Snyder

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup brown sugar (, packed)
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup flaked coconut
6 tablespoons butter (, melted)
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 13x9 inch baking pan.
  • In a small bowl, pour boiling water over oats, mix well and leave soaking until cooled.
  • In a large bowl, combine butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, spices, and salt.
  • Fold in cooled oatmeal mixture until just combined.
  • Pour batter into pan and bake for 35 minutes. Prepare frosting while cake is baking.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 345 kcal, Carbohydrate 50 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Cholesterol 52 mg, Sodium 247 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 36 g, ServingSize 1 serving

APPLESAUCE OATMEAL CAKE



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I got this from another site, where it was credited to Meal Master. It's not a fancy dessert-for-dinner cake, but more like a snack cake or coffee cake. It's very moist and buttery-sugary.

Provided by Jo Ann L

Categories     Breads

Time 55m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/4 cups unsweetened applesauce
3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
3/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

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



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/2 cups water test
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1 cup dark raisins
1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 large eggs
13 by 9-inch baking pan

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.

APPLESAUCE CAKE



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In our house "certain members" (I'm not naming names) eat everything with a side of applesauce. Pork chops, eggs, steak, pancakes, everything. So we have many jars and many types. This is from my grandma Elsie, though she calls for shortening instead of butter. How embarrassing!

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups applesauce
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts
Powdered sugar, optional

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.

OLIVIA'S APPLESAUCE CAKE



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This cake is the one Olivia Walton made in the movie "The Homecoming", which was the basis for the TV series "The Waltons". She made the cake for Christmas, but apples are plentiful here, so we enjoy it any time of the year!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h25m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cloves
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch salt
2 cups raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 cups unsweetened applesauce

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, cloves, nutmeg, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Remove 1/2 cup flour mixture to a small bowl; stir in raisins and nuts. , Add remaining flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with applesauce, beating well after each addition. Stir in raisin mixture. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. , Bake at 350° for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 500 calories, Fat 23g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 76mg cholesterol, Sodium 287mg sodium, Carbohydrate 70g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 8g protein.

APPLESAUCE CAKE I



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A quick and easy cake--we eat it for breakfast at our house.

Provided by Joanna

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Apple Dessert Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

½ cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup chilled applesauce
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
½ cup raisins
½ cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • Cream butter or margarine with sugar. Add applesauce; beat well. Stir in flour, soda, and spices. Add nuts and raisins.
  • Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8 inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes, or until done. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 267.5 calories, Carbohydrate 40.5 g, Cholesterol 20.3 mg, Fat 11.1 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 161.1 mg, Sugar 22.5 g

GRANDMA'S APPLESAUCE CAKE



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This moist applesauce cake recipe is a treasured heirloom passed down from my Grandma Stuit, who cooked for a family of 13 during the Depression. At reunions, it's the first dessert gone...including the crumbs! -Joanie Jager, Lynden, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

3/4 cup raisins
1 cup hot water
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
1 large egg
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg
1-1/2 cups applesauce
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Steps:

  • Place raisins and hot water in a small bowl; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce and water. Drain raisins; fold into batter with the walnuts. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 300° for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place pan on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Serve warm or cold.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 282 calories, Fat 9g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 237mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (31g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

Tips:

  • Choose ripe apples: Using ripe apples will ensure a sweeter and more flavorful applesauce.
  • Peel and core the apples: Peeling and coring the apples will remove the skin and seeds, which can make the applesauce gritty.
  • Use a variety of apples: Using a variety of apples will give the applesauce a more complex flavor. Try using a mix of tart and sweet apples.
  • Add spices to taste: You can add spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, or ginger to the applesauce for extra flavor.
  • Use fresh oats: Using fresh oats will give the oatcakes a better texture and flavor.
  • Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing the batter will make the oatcakes tough.
  • Cook the oatcakes over medium heat: Cooking the oatcakes over medium heat will help them cook evenly without burning.

Conclusion:

Applesauce oatcakes are a delicious and healthy breakfast or snack. They are easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With a few simple tips, you can make the perfect applesauce oatcakes every time.

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