Oat Cake With Coconut Topping (Low Fat)
Recipe: #11583
December 21, 2013
"A lowfat, rich tasting dessert. Don't use "diet" margarine, since water content is too high."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (89.8 g)
- Calories 251.4
- Total Fat - 8.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.6 g
- Cholesterol - 29.5 mg
- Sodium - 167.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 39.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 22.8 g
- Protein - 5.2 g
- Calcium - 78.8 mg
- Iron - 1 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Coat an 8-inch round or square cake pan with cooking spray; dust with 2 teaspoons flour, and sea aside.
Step 2
Bring milk to a simmer in a small saucepan.
Step 3
Stir in 1/4 cup oatmeal. Bring to a boil, and remove from heat.
Step 4
Spoon mixture into a small bowl; let cool.
Step 5
Combine 3/4 cup flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl; set aside.
Step 6
Combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons margarine in a large bowl; beat at medium speed of a mixer until blended.
Step 7
Add applesauce, vanilla, and egg; beat until blended.
Step 8
Add flour mixture and oatmeal mixture; beat until well blended.
Step 9
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Step 10
Bake 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from oven; set aside on a wire rack.
Step 11
Preheat broiler element in oven.
Step 12
Combine the brown sugar, evaporated milk, and 1 tablespoon margarine in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat, and cook 30 seconds.
Step 13
Stir in 1/4 cup oatmeal, walnuts, and coconut; cook 30 seconds.
Step 14
Spread over cake; broil 2 minutes or until lightly browned.
Step 15
Let cool on wire rack.
Tips
- Nonstick cooking spray