Shortening
1/4 c. packed brown sugar
1 tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 c. chopped walnuts or pecans
1 c. all-purpose flour
1/3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
Dash salt
1 egg
1/2 c. applesauce
1/4 c. cooking oil
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Turn oven to 350 degrees. Put some shortening on a piece of paper towel or waxed paper. Spread the shortening over the bottom and sides of the baking pan to grease. Save until Step 5.

For the topping, in a small bowl put the brown sugar, butter and cinnamon. Mix with the spoon or your hands until crumbly. Add nuts. Stir to mix. Put the topping on a piece of waxed paper. Save until Step 5.

In a large mixing bowl, put flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix with the wooden spoon.

Crack the egg into the small mixing bowl. Beat the egg with the wooden spoon until the yolk and white are well mixed. Add the applesauce, cooking oil, and vanilla. Stir until mixed.

Add the applesauce mixture to the flour mixture. Stir until the dry ingredients are wet. Pour the batter into a greased pan. Use the rubber scraper to scrape all the batter from the bowl into the pan. Sprinkle the topping over the batter.

Put the pan in the oven. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of the cake. Turn off the oven. Use hot pads to remove the cake from the oven. Place the cake on the cooling rack. Cool about 15 minutes. Serve warm or cold. Serves 9.