Oatmeal Cake with Coconut-Walnut Broiled Topping

Cake

• 1

  Melt 2 Tablespoons butter in 10-inch skillet over medium heat; add oats and toast until golden brown. Add boiling water to oats, and let sit 20 minutes.

• 2

  Preheat oven to 350°F.

• 3

  Butter 9×13 inch metal pan.

• 4

  Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside.

• 5

  Cream ½ cup butter and sugars. Beat in eggs one at a time until mixture is light and fluffy. Stir in flour mixture alternately with oatmeal mixture.

• 6

  Pour batter into prepared pan.

• 7

  Bake 30 minutes or until center tests done. Remove from oven.

Topping

• 8

  Preheat oven to broil.

• 9

  Combine topping ingredients in a pan over low heat and spread over warm cake.

• 10

  Place about 5 inches below the heat source and broil until topping is brown and bubbly (about 2 minutes – watch carefully to avoid burning).