Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Honey Apple Cake

• Cake:
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (about 6 3/4 ounces)
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cups packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup chunky applesauce
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 large eggs
• Cooking spray
• Frosting:
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped almonds, toasted
• Remaining ingredients:
• 1 cup frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed
• Ground cinnamon (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
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. Combine flour, 2 teaspoons 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 half 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 350u0b0 for 48 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Place dish on a wire rack.
4. To prepare frosting, melt butter in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat. 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.
5. Preheat broiler.
6. Broil cake 1 minute or until frosting is bubbly and golden. Cool completely on a wire rack. Serve with whipped topping; sprinkle with ground cinnamon, if desired.

oats, water, flour, ground cinnamon, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, chunky applesauce, honey, eggs, cooking spray, frosting, butter, brown sugar, honey, almonds, remaining ingredients, ground cinnamon

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/old-fashioned-oatmeal-honey-apple-cake (may not work)