banana oatmeal cake
I love the classic oatmeal cake of years ago, so I studied a couple of those recipes and came up with this one designed to use up ripe bananas. Did you know you can substitute mashed bananas for eggs or oil in baking recipes? I decided to try using bananas in place of both in this recipe, and the end result was great! This cake has a very moist, almost pudding-like consistency, and a delicate banana flavor. If you have any leftovers, they should be refrigerated.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
12 +
Ingredients
- CAKE
- 1 1/4 cups boiling water
- 1 cup quick oats
- 4-5 - very ripe bananas, mashed well
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- TOPPING
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups flaked coconut
- 1 cup nuts, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 6-8 tablespoons evaporated milk
How To Make banana oatmeal cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350°F. Pour the boiling water over the oats in a bowl, stir well, and cool for 20 minutes. Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch cake pan.
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Step 2With mixer, mash bananas well, and add in the sugars. Beat until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Mix in the oatmeal mixture until combined.
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Step 3Stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg. Add in 3 parts to the batter, beating a few seconds after each addition. Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 35 minutes. Remove from oven and leave cake in the pan.
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Step 4TOPPING: Melt butter and stir in coconut, chopped nuts, brown sugar, and evaporated milk; blend well. Spread evenly on top of hot cake. Broil the cake about 2-3 inches from heat for a few minutes, until bubbly, but not burned. Watch carefully! Let cake cool at room temperature about 30 minutes before slicing.
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