Apple Spice cake

SO I've got a bunch of boys (Grant, Sam, Franny, etc.....) upstairs, not sleeping.....and I know they will wake up starving and I am not getting up early to cook for them.....so I am trying something.......

1 pkg Namaste spice cake mix
2 large granny smith apples, peeled and diced
1 single serving of applesauce, no sugar added (Motts Natural)
enough oil to make 2/3 cup when added to applesauce
3/4 cup water
3 eggs

So I mixed all that together and put it in a greased 9x13 pan. I sprinkled a bit of sugar on top, so it is nice and crunchy. I placed that in my oven, which I set for 30minutes at 325, and then I programmed the oven to shut off after. And now I am going to bed, and praying that we wake up to some yummy apple spice cake for breakfast with strawberries....if it flops, I'll let you know....wish me luck!!!

it's now morning and here's what I found......ok, the weirdest thing happened!!! all the chopped up apples ended up in the center of the pan, which didn't bake. The outside (perimeter) of the cake was good but didn't have any apple chunks and the inside I had to scoop out with a spoon and throw away. So, not sure if I used too much applesauce, should have chopped the apples smaller (never had that happen with the carrot and/or zucchini shreds, when I've used this mix), so I will try this again with a couple changes and see what happens next time........

BTW....the boys ate ALL the cake. LOVED it....weirdo's.....it was good, just weird!!!