Crunchy-Topped Oatmeal Cake

Your morning oatmeal just got better. The perfect little coffee cake. 

Photography By | April 23, 2017

Ingredients

CAKE
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 mashed banana
  • 3/4 cup cooked oatmeal
Topping
  • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) flaked coconut
  • 1/3 cup chopped nuts
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Preparation

 Preheat oven to 350F. Coat a 8 or 9-inch round or square cake pan with butter. 

  1. To prepare cake, beat butter until fluffy. Add sugar and beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla; beat well. Add flour and salt; beat until just combined. Stir in banana and cooked oatmeal.
  2. Spread batter in pan. Bake about 35 minutes. Remove cake from oven. Heat broiler.
  3. To prepare topping, combine all ingredients. Spread over warm cake. Place under broiler and broil until browned and bubbly, about 4 minutes.

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Ingredients

CAKE
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 mashed banana
  • 3/4 cup cooked oatmeal
Topping
  • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) flaked coconut
  • 1/3 cup chopped nuts
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons milk
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