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Oatmeal Cake with Coconut Pecan Topping

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By Diana Rattray, About.com

Oatmeal cake with spices and a broiled coconut pecan topping.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
  • 1 1/3 cups boiling water
  • 1/2 cup butter, soft
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • .
  • Coconut Pecan Topping:
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preparation:

Make Cake. Combine oats and boiling water, stirring to blend well. Let stand 20 minutes.

In a mixing bowl, cream butter; add sugars and beat at medium speed of electric mixer. Add eggs, vanilla, and cooled oatmeal mixture, beating until well blended.
Into a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Add to creamed mixture, stirring until smooth.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 9-inch baking dish. Bake at 325° for 35 minutes.

While cake is baking, combine topping ingredients in a medium saucepan; mix well. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Spread over hot cake right out of the oven. Turn broiler on; return cake to oven to broil topping for about 4 to 5 minutes. Cool and serve. Serves 9.

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VERY DISAPPOINTING!June 13, 2009By teenylangley
"Made this cake the other day and it turned out HORRIBLY! I am not an inexperienced cook and it's a pretty simple recipe. The cake turned out heavy, dense and about the consistency of a steamed pudding. I understand a cake made with oatmeal will be dense but this was beyond what I expected. I am wondering if there is an error in the amount of baking powder required, as it seemed like a rather small quantity in comparison to the rest of the ingredients. Unfortunately, with the price of butter here in British Columbia being roughly $3.50 a pound, I won't be trying it out again to test that suspicion."

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