Chocolate Oat Nut Cake

Ingredients

• 1 medium egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chunks
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 cake pan.
2. Whisk the egg, milk, oil, applesauce, and vanilla until blended.
3. Add the vanilla, cocoa powder, cinnamon, salt, and sugar and whisk well.
4. Put 3/4 cup of oatmeal into a food processor and process until finely ground .
5. Add the ground oats, remaining whole oats, and baking powder to the mixture and stir until evenly mixed. Fold in 1/2 cup chocolate chunks.
6. Spread the mixture into the pan and sprinkle with walnuts. bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs.
7. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with chocolate chunks.
8. Allow to cool to room temperature.