Southern Pecan Oatmeal Cake Recipes

LAZY DAISY OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease (with shortening) and flour a 13- x 9-inch broiler-safe baking pan.
• Stir together boiling water and rolled oats in a small heatproof bowl; let stand until room temperature, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to soften oats.
• Meanwhile, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla in bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture in 2 additions, beating on low speed until just combined. Beat in oatmeal mixture on low speed until just combined.
• Scrape bowl, and stir well with a rubber spatula. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. (The cake should be warm, but not hot when topping is added.) Increase oven temperature to broil.
• While the cake cools, prepare the Topping: Bring butter, brown sugar, and milk to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high, stirring to melt butter. Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Remove from heat, and stir in coconut and nuts.
• Immediately spread topping over warm cake. Broil on center rack in preheated oven until topping bubbles and begins to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. (Watch cake carefully to avoid scorching.) Cool cake to room temperature, about 1 hour. Store at room temperature an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap up to 4 days.

OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9X13-inch pan.
• In a small bowl combine oats and boiling water. Let sit 15 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
• With electric mixer, beat butter until creamy. Add 1 cup light brown sugar and 3/4 cup granulated sugar. Beat until mixed well.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Beat in vanilla.
• With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture, alternating with oatmeal, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• In a medium saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Stir in 1 1/3 cup light brown sugar and half-and-half and stir until sugar is melted. Remove from heat and stir in coconut, pecans, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Pour icing on top of hot cake. Place under broiler until icing is bubbly and starting to brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Cool in pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.

SOUTHERN PECAN OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Place oats in a medium size mixing bowl. Add butter and pour boiling water over oats. Let stand until butter is melted. Mix with wire whisk.
• 2. Stir in sugars, eggs and the dry ingredients. Mix well with wire whisk. Pour into greased 10x10" pan or 9x13" Bake at 350* for 30-35 minutes.
• 3. Meanwhile...in a saucepan on low heat. Add the ingredients for the topping EXCEPT coconut stirring with a wire whisk until melted...remove from heat and set aside
• 4. When cake is done, remove from oven and pour butter/pecan mixture over HOT cake. Sprinkle flaked or shredded coconut over top of cake and return to a medium heat BROILER for 10-30 seconds just until coconut starts to lightly brown on the edges.