Oatmeal Cake With Coconut Topping Recipe 475

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and lightly butter a 9-inch round cake pan.
• Place oats in a bowl. Add boiling water and let stand 20 minutes. Cream butter and sugars, then add eggs and vanilla and stir well. Add rolled oats. Add dry ingredients. Pour batter into cake pan and bake 40 minutes.
• For topping: On a cookie sheet, spread out coconut and bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Cream butter then add brown sugar. Stir in cream, nuts and coconut. Garnish with apple confit.
• In a saute pan on medium, melt the butter then stir in the sugar. Simmer, stirring occasionally until it begins to turn golden brown and caramelized. Add brandy and lemon juice to the pan and simmer to incorporate. Peel, half and core apples. Place apples in caramel and cook slowly to caramelize and tenderize. Serve warm.
• Yield: 8 servings

Steps:

• Place oats in a small bowl; add boiling water. Let stand for 20 minutes. , In a small bowl, cream shortening and sugars. Add oat mixture and egg; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to creamed mixture and beat until combined. , Pour into an 8-in. fluted tube pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 22-27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 x 13 pan.
• In a small bowl, pour boiling water over oats. Mix well, and cool.
• In a large bowl, combine butter or margarine, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, spices, and salt. Add cooled oatmeal mixture, and stir to combine. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake for 35 minutes.
• While cake is baking, combine 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, coconut, melted butter or margarine, vanilla, and cream in a mixing bowl. Remove cake from oven, and turn on broiler. Drop mixture by small spoonfuls on top of cake. Spread evenly and carefully. Broil for 2 to 5 minutes, until topping is bubbling and lightly browned.

Steps:

• In 1-quart saucepan, heat applesauce to boiling over medium-high heat. Stir in oats. Let stand 20 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 9-inch square pan with shortening. In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and eggs until fluffy. Beat in applesauce mixture just until mixed. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt, scraping bowl once, just until blended. Pour into pan.
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix all topping ingredients until well blended. Spread topping over hot cake. Broil cake with top 6 inches from heat 1 to 2 minutes or until top is golden and bubbly. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over oats, stir w/fork to mix well, set side. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 9x9x2 pan. Mix flour, soda and cinnamon, set aside. Beat butter until creamy. Add sugars, beating until light & fluffy. Add eggs, add vanilla, Add oats, then add flour mixture. Bake 50 minutes. FOR TOPPING: Combine all ingredients - spread over hot cake and bake another 10 minutes.