Oatmeal Cake with Broiled Coconut Pecan Topping
This wonderful oatmeal cake is incredibly moist, flavorful, and easy to make. Topped with a caramel-like mixture of coconut and pecans, it’s broiled to perfection for a sweet, toasty finish. A classic cake that’s sure to be a huge hit with the whole family!
Servings: 16 pieces
Calories: 353kcal
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups boiling water
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Topping Ingredients:
- ½ cup butter 1 stick
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup shredded coconut divided
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- cooking spray
Instructions
For the cake:
- Preheat oven to 350° and spray a 13" X 9" pan with cooking spray.cooking spray
- Pour hot water over the oats in a small bowl. Mix the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in another bowl. Set both aside.1 ½ cups boiling water, 1 cup old fashioned oats, 1 ½ cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Cream butter, brown sugar, sugar, and eggs with an electric mixer.½ cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs
- Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with oat mixture.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
For the topping:
- Combine butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in small saucepan over medium heat. Heat to boiling and boil 3 - 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in ½ cup coconut and pecans. Spread over warm cake. Sprinkle with remaining coconut. Broil until coconut is toasted, 5 - 7 minutes, see note below.½ cup butter, ½ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 cup shredded coconut, ½ cup chopped pecans
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Notes
I add ⅓ flour mixture, then ½ the oat mixture, then another ⅓ flour, the other half of the oats, and finally the remaining ⅓ flour mixture.
*Be sure to watch the cake closely when you are browning the coconut. If the cake is closer the to the flame or heating element in the oven it may brown very fast. Check it after 2-3 minutes and very often while it's under the broiler.
The topping isn't like the coconut pecan frosting that's on a German chocolate cake, it's thinner so it will ooze down into the cake.
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Nutrition
Calories: 353kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 337mg | Potassium: 109mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 393IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg