A luscious cake is an excellent way to
bring a meal to a magnificent conclusion. Make sure to save room
for dessert.
Apple-Scotch
Snack Cake
Topping:
2/3 cup QUAKER OATS® (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons butter, softened
3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
Cake:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup QUAKER OATS® (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups milk
6 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups peeled and finely chopped apple
1 1/3 cups NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Butterscotch Flavored
Morsels, divided use
1 1/2 teaspoons milk
Vanilla ice cream, (optional)
Preheat oven to 350°
F. Grease bottom of 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
For Topping: Combine oats, flour, butter and
brown sugar in small bowl. With clean fingers, mix until crumbly;
set aside.
For Cake: Combine flour, oats, baking powder
and salt in large bowl. Combine brown sugar and eggs with wire
whisk. Whisk in 1 1/4 cups milk, melted butter and vanilla extract.
Add to flour mixture all at once; add apples. Stir gently until
just combined. Pour into pan. Sprinkle with 1 cup morsels; crumble
topping evenly over morsels.
Bake for 40 minutes or
until golden brown and wooden pick inserted in center comes out
with a few moist crumbs clinging to it. Remove from oven to wire
rack.
Microwave remaining 1/3
cup morsels and 1 1/2 teaspoons milk in small microwave-safe
bowl. Microwave on HIGH (100% power) for 20 seconds; stir until
smooth. Carefully drizzle over hot cake in pan. Cool in pan at
least 30 minutes. Cut into squares; serve warm or at room temperature
with ice cream, if desired. Store tightly covered at room temperature
Makes 16 servings.
Recipe is
the property of Nestlé® and Meals.com, used with permission.
