Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sift flour and baking soda together, set aside. Cream shortening and Splenda with electric mixer. Blend in salt, spices, and egg. Add half the flour mixture and blend well. Blend in half the applesauce. Add the finely chopped apples to the remaining flour mixture and stir to coat. Add this and the remaining applesauce to the creamed mixture and stir by hand. Spread in a 9X13 pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 20-25 minutes or until they test done with toothpick. Cut while barely warm.
