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Coconut-Topped Oatmeal Cake Recipe

This is an old-fashioned cake with mass appeal that was passed down from my husband's grandmother. It's a classic for everyone's recipe box. --Tamra Duncan

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Coconut-Topped Oatmeal Cake Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + cooling Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 12-16 Servings

15 30 45

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
TOPPING:
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup 2% milk
1 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a small bowl, pour boiling water over oats; let stand for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with the oat mixture, beating well after each addition.
Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring the brown sugar, butter and milk to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat; stir in the coconut, nuts and vanilla. Pour over warm cake. Cool completely. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 384 calories, 17 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 58 mg cholesterol, 306 mg sodium, 55 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Coconut-Topped Oatmeal Cake in Test Kitchen Favorites 2004 , p267

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Reviewed on May. 19, 2013 by AMusegades

YUMMY, nothing else to say!

Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2008 by zigzag55

this is amazing. i was looking for an cake like this that my grandma use to make for me when i was a little girl. and as i was writing this one down. it just sounds so much just like hers. so i called my mother and asked her and she said it was. but grandma use a little more oatmeal and coconut. so im gonna go with grandma' recipe instead of this one since mom email her recipe. thanks again. lisa in oregon.