Oatmeal cake with crunchy topping is a delicious and wholesome treat that combines the goodness of oats with the sweetness of cake. This classic dessert is often served for breakfast or brunch, but it can also be enjoyed as a snack or dessert. With its simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, this recipe is perfect for bakers of all skill levels. The crunchy topping adds an extra layer of texture and flavor, making this cake a truly irresistible indulgence. Whether you're looking for a comforting breakfast option or a sweet treat to satisfy your cravings, this oatmeal cake with crunchy topping is sure to hit the spot.
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OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL CAKE WITH BROILED TOPPING
This delicious oatmeal cake topped with coconut and nuts mixture is perfect for anytime dessert.
Provided by Pillsbury Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h15m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In small bowl, mix oats and boiling water; let stand 20 minutes. Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray; lightly flour.
- In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, 1 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in vanilla and eggs. Beat in oat mixture and remaining cake ingredients until well blended, scraping bowl occasionally. Spread batter evenly in pan.
- Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Set oven control to broil. In small bowl, beat 2/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter and the half-and-half with electric mixer on high speed until smooth. Stir in coconut and nuts. Spoon over warm cake; spread to cover.
- Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat 1 to 2 minutes or until bubbly and light golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 360, Carbohydrate 52 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Fat 3, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 260 mg, Sugar 37 g, TransFat 1/2 g
OATMEAL CAKE
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake is a moist, rich cake filled with warm spices and a caramelized coconut frosting. Your new go-to favorite easy cake recipe!
Provided by Sabrina Snyder
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 13x9 inch baking pan.
- In a small bowl, pour boiling water over oats, mix well and leave soaking until cooled.
- In a large bowl, combine butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, spices, and salt.
- Fold in cooled oatmeal mixture until just combined.
- Pour batter into pan and bake for 35 minutes. Prepare frosting while cake is baking.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 345 kcal, Carbohydrate 50 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Cholesterol 52 mg, Sodium 247 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 36 g, ServingSize 1 serving
OATMEAL CAKE
A soft and amazingly moist oatmeal based cake that tastes just like what grandma would have made! It has a delicious spiced flavor and it's finished with a super easy, sweet coconut topping.
Provided by Jaclyn
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 by 9-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray (a 7 by 11-inch dish would work as well).
- Add oats to a medium mixing bowl the pour boiling water over oats, let rest until cool.
- Meanwhile in a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer (or use electric stand mixer), whip together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Mix in eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg then mix in cooled oat mixture.
- Sprinkle baking soda and salt across top then pour in flour and mix until combined.
- Pour into prepared baking dish, bake in preheated oven until just cooked through, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile in a medium mixing bowl stir together melted butter, milk, vanilla, brown sugar, coconut, and pecans.
- Remove cake from oven once cooked through and pour and spread mixture evenly over top.
- Preheat oven to broil then return cake to oven (in center) and broil until mixture is bubbly and coconut is just starting to toast on ends, about 1 - 2 minutes (don't walk away from it while broiling!).
- Let cool on a wire rack for at least 20 minutes then cut into slices and serve.
- Recipe source: inspired by Allrecipes
Nutrition Facts : Calories 456 kcal, Carbohydrate 66 g, Protein 6 g, Fat 18 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Cholesterol 58 mg, Sodium 247 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 32 g, ServingSize 1 serving
OATMEAL CAKE I
A good, moist, oatmeal cake with a broiled coconut topping.
Provided by S. Millar
Categories Desserts Cakes Spice Cake Recipes
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 17
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 296.1 calories, Carbohydrate 45.1 g, Cholesterol 48.9 mg, Fat 12.3 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 223.7 mg, Sugar 33.2 g
OATMEAL CAKE WITH CRUNCHY TOPPING
I am not a fan of coconut but left it in the recipe for those who are. Another great recipe from relish mag
Provided by Ceezie
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F Coat a 9-inch springform pan or a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- To prepare cake, beat butter until fluffy. Add sugar and beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla; beat well. Add flour, cinnamon and salt; beat until just combined. Stir in banana and cooked oatmeal.
- Spread batter in pan. Bake about 35 minutes. Remove cake from oven. Heat broiler.
- To prepare topping, melt butter in saucepan. Add milk and brown sugar; stir until sugar dissolves. Add oats, coconut and walnuts; stir well. Spread over warm cake. Place under broiler and broil until browned and bubbly, about 4 minutes.
COFFEE CAKE WITH OAT CRUMB TOPPING AND RUM GLAZE
Hearty oats and a rum-spiked glaze bring an inviting texture and flavor to this crumb-topped coffee cake.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 2h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Combine the flour, brown sugar, oats, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl and mix well. Add the butter and mix thoroughly with your fingers or a fork until all of the butter has been evenly distributed and incorporated into the flour. Form into small to medium clumps with your fingers.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square cake pan.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
- Beat together the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour, beating until just incorporated.
- Spoon the cake batter (it will be very thick) into the prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle on the crumb topping.
- Bake until the cake and topping are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan 20 minutes, then invert onto a plate; invert back onto a rack to cool completely.
- When the cake is cool, whisk the confectioners' sugar and rum together in a medium bowl until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the cake and let set.
OATMEAL CAKE WITH CINNAMON-PECAN CRUMBLE
Steps:
- For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-by-8-inch pan with butter.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, baking soda and salt.
- In a separate mixing bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in the applesauce and vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly add the flour mixture, mixing until combined. Transfer to the prepared pan.
- For the crumble: In a mixing bowl, stir together the oats, pecans, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon until crumbly. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the cake batter.
- Bake until set in the center, about 40 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes before serving.
OATMEAL CRUMB TOPPING
My sister gave this to me when I wanted something to top a pumpkin dessert. This is fabulous! Can be used for almost any dessert. I have even warmed it and crumbled it over ice cream.
Provided by Small Town Cook
Categories < 15 Mins
Time 5m
Yield 2 cups, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Melt butter.
- Add brown sugar, flour and oatmeal.
- Mix well and sprinkle over favorite dessert.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 370.1, Fat 16.1, SaturatedFat 9.8, Cholesterol 40.6, Sodium 146.1, Carbohydrate 54.8, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 35.8, Protein 3.1
OATMEAL CAKE II
This a quick cake that 's hearty enough to serve for breakfast or brunch.
Provided by Glenda
Categories Desserts Cakes Coffee Cake Recipes
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Pour the boiling water over the quick oats and let stand for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 13x15 inch baking pan .
- Cream the shortening with the sugar until light. Beat in the eggs. Then add the oats and vanilla, mixing well.
- Combine the baking soda, salt , cinnamon and flour. Mix until combined. Add the raisins to the flour mixture and coat well.
- Add the raisin and flour mixture to the oatmeal mixture and stir to combine. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes or until a tester inserted near the center comes out clean. Dust with confectioners' sugar or serve with whipped topping, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 141.2 calories, Carbohydrate 23.8 g, Cholesterol 25.7 mg, Fat 4.6 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 136.6 mg, Sugar 14.8 g
OATMEAL CAKE WITH CARAMEL ICING
This oatmeal cake recipe tastes anything but light. The caramel icing sets up quick, so frost the cake immediately after it cools. -Summer Marks, Louisville, Kentucky
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 20 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- In a small bowl, pour boiling water over oats; let stand 10 minutes. , Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in applesauce and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in the oats. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs, 18-22 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., For icing, in a small saucepan, combine brown sugar and butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk. Return to a boil. Cook and stir 1 minute. Transfer to a small bowl. Stir in vanilla and salt. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Immediately spread icing over cake. Let stand until set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 218 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 203mg sodium, Carbohydrate 41g carbohydrate (30g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
OATMEAL CAKE WITH BROILED FROSTING
After enjoying this recipe for more than 30 years, I knew it was time to revise it. I was happy to discover that replacing the oil with applesauce and using fat-free half-and-half didn't alter the flavor of my favorite snack. -Pat Van Cleve of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 15 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine oats and water; let stand for 20 minutes. In a large bowl, combine the sugars, applesauce and eggs. Add oat mixture; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and nutmeg; gradually add to batter and mix well., Pour into a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , In a large bowl, combine frosting ingredients; spread over hot cake. Broil 6 in. from the heat for 1-2 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 288 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 32mg cholesterol, Sodium 305mg sodium, Carbohydrate 53g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
Tips:
- Choose the Right Oats: For a classic oatmeal cake texture, use old-fashioned rolled oats. Quick oats or instant oats will result in a denser cake.
- Properly Combine Dry Ingredients: Ensure the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices) are well mixed before adding them to the wet ingredients. This helps distribute the leavening agents evenly and promotes even rising.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: Creaming butter and sugar together until light and fluffy is essential for a tender and moist cake. Make sure the butter is at room temperature to incorporate air more easily.
- Gradually Add Eggs: Add the eggs to the creamed mixture one at a time, beating well after each addition. This helps prevent the eggs from curdling and ensures they are fully incorporated.
- Fold in Oats: Gently fold in the oats to the batter until just combined. Overmixing can result in a tough cake.
- Crunchy Topping: If using a crunchy topping, combine melted butter, brown sugar, and flour in a small bowl. Use a fork to create a crumbly mixture. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the batter before baking.
- Baking Time and Temperature: Bake the oatmeal cake at 350°F (175°C) for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Keep an eye on the cake during baking to prevent overcooking.
Conclusion:
Oatmeal cake, with its comforting flavors and wholesome ingredients, is a delightful treat that can be enjoyed for breakfast, dessert, or as a snack. By following the tips mentioned above, you can create a moist, tender, and flavorful oatmeal cake that is sure to impress your family and friends. The crunchy topping adds an irresistible textural contrast that elevates the overall experience. Whether you prefer a classic oatmeal cake or one with creative variations such as adding fruits, nuts, or spices, this versatile recipe provides a delicious and satisfying culinary adventure. Indulge in the goodness of oatmeal cake and savor its wholesome goodness.
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