Oatmeal Cake With Broiled Topping

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f. grease and flour a 13 x 9-inch cake pan.
• 2 to prepare the cake, pour 1¼ cups boiling water over the oats in a bowl. let stand for 20 minutes. cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar with a mixer. add the oats; mix well. add the eggs and vanilla; mix well.
• 3 sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. add to the oats mixture; mix well. pour into the prepared pan. bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until browned. preheat the broiler.
• 4 to prepare the topping, combine the butter, cream, brown sugar, and coconut in a medium bowl; mix well. spread evenly over the warm cake. place the cake under the broiler 2 inches from the heat source. broil until lightly browned, about 1 to 1½ minutes. cool on a wire rack.