Banana Pecan Oatmeal Cake

This moist and delicious cake has a crunchy caramel-pecan topping. This recipe is from patricia mitchell's

Steps

Preheat oven to 350f grease a 9x13-inch pan.

Combine the flour , oatmeal , baking powder , baking soda , salt and nutmeg.

Mix well and set aside.

At medium speed of an electric mixer , cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs , one at a time , beating well after each addition.

At low speed , add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk and mashed bananas , beginning and ending with the flour mixture.

Beat only until ingredients are blended.

Do not overbeat.

Stir in the vanilla extract.

Spread evenly in the prepared pan , and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.

Allow cake to cool for 10 minutes.

Topping:.

In a small saucepan , melt the butter.

Add the brown sugar , milk , coconut and pecans , and stir well.

Spread the topping evenly over the cake.

Place cake in a preheated broiler about 6 inches from the heat.

Broil for 2 minutes or until golden brown.

Ingredients

all-purpose flour, oatmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, shortening, sugar, eggs, bananas, buttermilk, vanilla extract, butter, brown sugar, evaporated milk, flaked coconut, pecans