Oatmeal-Apple Praline Cake

Easy and delicious, this spiced oatmeal cake is given extra flavor and texture from apple, coconut, and a praline topping.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 488 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 medium Granny Smith apple - peeled, cored, and diced
• 1 (0.81 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix (such as Jell-O®)
• 4 tablespoons reduced-fat coconut milk
• 0.5 cup butter
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1.3333333730698 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1.25 cups boiling water

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Place oats into a bowl and cover with boiling water. Set aside.

Step 3

Sift flour, pudding mix, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, cloves, and allspice together in a small mixing bowl. Set aside.

Step 4

Beat brown sugar, white sugar, and butter together using an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until combined. Stir in flour mixture and coconut until blended; stir in softened oats and apples until well blended, making sure not to overmix. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned on top and a toothpick or knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.

Step 6

While cake is baking, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Boil, stirring constantly, until butter begins to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low and stir in brown sugar and coconut milk until well blended; stir in coconut and pecans. Remove from heat.

Step 7

Broil cake in the preheated oven until topping bubbles and browns, about 2 minutes, making sure not to burn. Remove pan from the oven. Let topping absorb into the cake before serving, about 10 minutes.

Step 8

Remove cake from the oven and immediately spread butter mixture over the top. Set an oven rack 2 to 4 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.