Apple Bottom Oatmeal Cake

This was a new cake recipe I wanted to try from one of my once favorite cookbooks, Set For Life.  I decided some fresh red delicious apples would be a marvelous combination with this cake and guess what?!  It was a hit....YES!  Here's the recipe...enjoy!

Apple Bottom Oatmeal Cake

3-4 red delicious apples, cored, peeled and diced

3 tablespoons coconut oil

For Cake:

1 1/2 cups oatmeal, quick or old fashioned

1/2 cup coconut oil or canola oil

1 1/2 cups boiling water

1 cup sugar or 3/4 cup honey

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 Tablespoons ground flax and 1/2 cup water

1 1/2 cups spelt flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon soda

1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Stir oatmeal and oil into boiling water.  Set pan aside.  Mix honey, vanilla, flax and water well.  Add flour, oatmeal mixture, soda, salt, and spices and mix well.

In a 9x13 baking dish, spread finely chopped apples.  Dribble the 3 tablespoons coconut oil over the apples.  Pour the cake batter over the apples.  Spread the thick batter as evenly as you can.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.  Check center before removing from oven.  Remove from oven and let sit at least 10-15 minutes before frosting.

Cinnamon Frosting

2 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup almond milk

Mix well, depending on consistency, you may want it more thick or thin...add desired sugar or almond milk for desired consistency.  Drizzle or spread over cake.