Irish Oatmeal Cake
  1. Combine 1 cup old fashioned oats and 1 ¼ cup boiling water in mixer bowl and let sit for 20 minutes to allow oats to absorb water

  2. Add 1 stick butter, 1 cup white sugar, and 1 cup brown sugar to the oat mixture and mix

  3. Crack in 2 eggs and mix

  4. Add ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and a sprinkle of nutmeg, then mix

  5. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 ½ cups all purpose flour and mix until combined

  6. Pour batter into a greased 9x13 pan

  7. Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes

  8. While cake bakes, prepare topping by mixing ⅔ cup brown sugar, 1 cup coconut flakes, ¾ cup chopped pecans, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1 stick melted butter

  9. Remove cake from oven and spread topping evenly over warm cake

  10. Place cake back in oven under broiler at 325°F for 5 minutes, or on top shelf at 350°F for 10-12 minutes, watching carefully until topping is golden brown

  11. Remove from oven and let cool before cutting and serving

Course🍰Dessert

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🎂Cake

Cuisine🇮🇪Irish

Occasions🎉Celebration📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 45m

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