Banana Oatmeal Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups bananas, ripe (3 - 5)
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, lightly backed
• 1/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1 1/2 cups coconut
• 3/4 cup walnuts

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine the flour, oatmeal, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and the shortening. cream the shortening with the sugar and eggs.
• 2 add the dry ingredients to the wet alternating with the banana and buttermilk. spread into a 9 x 11 baking dish.
• 3 bake in a 350 oven for 35 - 40 minutes.
• 4 topping: combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan. after the cake has cooked for 40 minutes, spread the topping over the cake. broil with the oven door partially open for 2 minutes. watch carefully as it could burn.