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Applesauce Oatmeal Cake w/ Broiled Coconut Topping

Source of Recipe

Gold Medal Flour Fall Baking Booklet


Recipe Introduction

This is a very moist and yummy cake. I loved the topping. Perfect for dessert or as a coffee cake. I liked the leftovers warmed in the microwave.

List of Ingredients

1 1/4 cups applesauce
1 cup old fashioned oats
1/2 cup butter -- softened
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Broiled Coconut Topping:
3/4 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1/4 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons milk


Recipe

Heat applesauce to boiling in 1 quart saucepan over medium high heat. Stir in oats. Let stand 20 minutes.

Heat oven to 350. Grease botton and sides of square pan, 9x9x2 inches, with shortening. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in applesauce mixture just until mixed. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg, scraping bowl once, just until blended. Pour into pan.

Bake 40 to 50 minutes (mine was done at 37 minutes) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Meanwhile, make broiled coconut topping by mixing all ingredients in small bowl.. Spread over hot cake.

Set oven control to broil. Broil cake with top 6 inches from heat 1 to 2 minutes or until top is golden and bubbly. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm.

Source:
posted by Kristilyn1 at the Cooking Light BB

NOTES : This was done for me at 37 minutes, so check it early. I used unsalted butter so I added an extra 1/8 tsp. to the cake and added a pinch to the topping; I used Vietnamese cinnamon and added about 1/4 tsp. or so extra; I used 1/4 c. brown sugar and 3/4 cup white sugar in the cake and would have done 1/2 and 1/2 but didn't have enough brown sugar; I only used 3 T. butter in the topping because I didn't want to cut into another stick and that was plenty--could probably get away with 2 T.; I baked this in a 8.5x11 Pyrex pan and was worried about putting it under the broiler but it was fine. Delicious!