applesauce cake

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2 cups flour 

1 cup sugar

1 stick butter (room temperature)

1 egg

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 jar apple sauce or home made

 Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg and mix until blended. Mix in the flour and baking powder until it all comes together. Gather the dough into a ball and press it into a small buttered baking sheet ( I use a quarter sheet). Spread applesauce over the dough.

 topping...

1 stick cold butter

1 1/4 cup flour

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon almond extract

Mix together with your hands, unless they are really hot, the ingredients for the topping and crumble it on top of the applesauce. Bake at 350* for 30 to 35 minutes or until everything is brown a bubbly.