Oatmeal - Fruit - Nut Crumb Cake

by Anna Gall

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients
1 cup mashed fruit (your choice of bananas, berries, apples, pears, peaches, or apricots)
1-1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup oil or butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 tablespoon baking powder
1-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg

Topping Ingredients
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup old-fashion oats
1/4 cup pecans or walnuts pieces
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven at 350°F.
2. Grease a 9” x 7” or 13” x 9” pan.
3. Pour 1 cup of oats and boiling water in a medium bowl to soak until oats are soft.
4. Mix mashed fruit, sugars, butter, extract, and eggs in a large mixing bowl; blend.
5. Add soaked oats, baking powder, flour, spice of choice; mix just until blended.
6. Pour batter evenly into greased pan.
7. Blend together topping ingredients; sprinkle over cake batter.
8. Bake a 9” x 7” pan for 45 – 50 minutes at 350°F, or 13” x 9” pan for 35 – 40 minutes at 350°F.
9. Cool a bit before serving.

Makes 8 – 12 servings