Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Honey Apple Cake

It's a mouthful of a name, but this recipe is fantastic, and really very healthy for being a dessert. The applesauce keeps it nice and moist, and the honey lends more flavor than sugar does.

From Cooking Light
Serves 16

Cake:
1 C quick-cooking oats
1 C hot water
1 1/2 C all-purpose flour
2 t ground cinnamon
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 1/3 C packed light brown sugar
3/4 C chunky applesauce
1/3 C honey
2 large eggs
Cooking Spray

Frosting:
1/4 C butter
1/3 C packed light brown sugar
1/4 C honey
1/2 C coarsely chopped almonds, toasted

Remaining Ingredients:
1 C frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed
Ground cinnamon (optional)

Preheat oven to 350F.

To prepare cake, combine oats and 1 cup ho twater in a small bowl; set aside.

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; leve with a knife. Combine flour, 2 t cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. 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. Add oat mixture; beat at low speed until well blended. Add hal of flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat well. Add remaining flour mixture; beat well. Spoon batter into an 11 x 7 - inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 for 48 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Place dish on a wire rack.

To prepare frosting, melt butter in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add 1/3 C sugar and 1/4 C honey; cook 2 minutes or until bubbly, stirring constantly. Stir in almonds. Quickly pour frosting over cake; spread evenly using a rubber spatula.

Preheat broiler.

Broil cake 1 minutes or until frosting is bubbly and golden. Cool completely on a wire rack. Serve with whipped topping; sprinkle with ground cinnamon, if desired.

**Notes from Em**
This cake is really pretty done in a bundt pan. Check it after about 30 minutes, and then every 5 minutes after that. I also have never made it with the actual frosting, I just drizzled honey over it, and then sprinkled the almonds on it.