OATMEAL PRALINE CAKE

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An easy spice cake. An old recipe of my grandmother's.

Provided by Lesa Caruso

Categories     Desserts     Specialty Dessert Recipes     Praline Recipes

Time 1h50m

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 ½ cups boiling water
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ cup unsalted butter
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons butter
¾ cup packed dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 egg
¾ cup flaked coconut
½ cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan. In a medium bowl, combine boiling water and oats. Stir, then set aside for 40 minutes. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in 2 eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the oat mixture. Gradually beat in the flour mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. While cake is baking prepare topping.
  • In a medium bowl, cream 3 tablespoons butter and 3/4 cup brown sugar until smooth. Beat in 1 egg and 3 tablespoons milk. Stir in coconut and pecans. Spread over hot cake. Return cake to oven for 10 minutes or until the topping is golden. Cool and cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 585.7 calories, Carbohydrate 91.5 g, Cholesterol 99.7 mg, Fat 23 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 6.6 g, SaturatedFat 11.8 g, Sodium 226.1 mg, Sugar 67 g

Brayan Mulamba
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This cake was a little too sweet for my taste, but it was still good.


Mohid Bubak
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I made this cake for my family and they all loved it. It's definitely a keeper recipe!


Ashley Salcedo
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I'm not a baker, but this recipe was easy to follow and the cake turned out great!


Soyon Ahemed
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This cake was a bit too dense for my taste, but it was still good.


Syedaqib Shah
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I made this cake for a bake sale and it sold out in minutes!


Sue-Ellen Murdock
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This cake was a little dry, but the flavor was still good.


Behr Nasr
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I'm not a big fan of oatmeal, but I really enjoyed this cake. The praline topping was especially good.


Prem Bhul
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I made this cake gluten-free by using gluten-free flour and it turned out great!


Gracy Gomez
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I found the instructions a little confusing, but the cake still turned out well.


Krishna Khatri
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This cake was a little too sweet for my taste, but it was still good.


your local idiot
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I made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! He said it was the best cake he's ever had.


Tina Alom
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This cake was easy to make and turned out so good! I'll definitely be making it again.


Osman Arnold
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I followed the recipe exactly and the cake turned out perfectly. It was moist and flavorful, and the praline topping was the perfect finishing touch.


Savvas Georgiou
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This cake was delicious! The oatmeal gave it a unique texture and the praline topping was divine. I would definitely recommend this recipe.


Pravej Ansari
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I made this cake for a potluck and it was a huge success! Everyone loved it.


Arif Khan hajana Baloch
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This oatmeal praline cake was a hit! It was moist, flavorful, and the praline topping was the perfect finishing touch. I'll definitely be making this again.