Oatmeal Cake

Name: Oatmeal Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 1 nine x thirteen pan
Ingredients: 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal; 1 1/4 cups boiling water; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons butter, softened; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cup coconut; 5 tablespoons cream; 1 cup pecans, chopped

Submitted by Caryn

"A delicious tasting cake that has been in my family since I was a child. Healthy in that it has oatmeal but with a wonderful sweet crunchy topping."

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Ready In:: 1hr 5mins
Ingredients:: 16
Yields:: 1 nine x thirteen pan

ingredients

BATTER
1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
1 ¹⁄₄ cups boiling water
¹⁄₂ cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
TOPPING
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup coconut
5 tablespoons cream
1 cup pecans, chopped

directions

BATTER: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
In a small bowl, mix oatmeal with boiling water; let cool.
In another small bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar together.
Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternating with the oatmeal mixture.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Combine ingredients together to make the topping.
Sprinkle topping evenly over top of warm cake.
Put cake back into the oven and broil until the topping bubbles.
Remove from oven.
Cool.

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Reviews

I've been making this for the past 39 years and it's still my husband's favourite cake.So nice to bruing to a pot luck.

Sageca
This is probably my favorite cake in the whole wide world. I got this recipe from a Southern Living magazine, but lost it a year or so ago. I was so happy to find it again! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

txghog
I followed the recipe as written other then I only used 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/4 cup of Splenda brown sugar blend. I didn't make the icing either as I am not fond of icing on cakes. I liked this but no one else in the family was thrilled with it. I liked it for breakfast.

bmcnichol
This is the best recipe I have found for this cake - texture is so much better than many others. Thanks.......

waynejohn1234
Need to bake this a bit longer than stated in recipe.

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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Caryn

Hoover, AL

I live in to Jacksonville, FL with my husband, 2 daughters (17 and 11), 4 cats, and 2 dogs. My favorite things to make are cookies/bars and pound cakes. I have had a great time cooking since discovering Recipezaar January 2002. This is a picture of my youngest cat, Lily. She is my sweet sweet little baby.

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