Simple Chocolate Oatmeal Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
• 1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp. heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate, chip

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease a 9x13" pan and set aside. in a large bowl, combine oatmeal with 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup chocolate chips. pour boiling water over all, and let stand for 5 minutes. then add the cocoa and mix well with a wire whisk so the chocolate and butter melt. add 3/4 cup sugar and 1 cup brown sugar and whisk to combine. set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
• 2 add eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla and beat until combined. then add flour, baking soda, and salt. mix with a wire whisk until well blended. immediately pour batter into prepared pan.
• 3 bake at 350f for 25-35 minutes until cake pulls away from sides of pan and springs back when lightly touched in center.
• 4 prepare topping while cake is baking. combine 1/3 cup melted butter, walnuts, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, coconut, cream, and 1 teaspoons vanilla in a medium bowl; mix well. when cake tests done, remove from oven and set on wire rack.
• 5 turn oven to broil. drop topping mixture by small spoonfuls onto cake; spread very gently to cover. place under broiler, 4" from heat source, and broil for 2-5 minutes until topping is bubbly and light golden brown. watch this every single second, turning the cake from front to back so the frosting cooks evenly. it can burn in a couple of seconds, so keep watching! when the frosting is bubbling furiously all over the cake and is beginning to brown in spots, remove cake from oven and sprinkle with 1 cup chocolate chips. let stand for 10 minutes, then carefully swirl the chocolate chips into the frosting with the tip of a knife.
• 6 cool and cut into squares. serve warm or cool.