OATMEAL BROWN SUGAR COFFEE CAKE WITH PECAN STREUSEL

Oatmeal Brown Sugar Coffee Cake with Pecan Streusel image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
3 Tbsp. Crosby's Fancy Molasses
2 eggs, room temperature
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Pecan Streusel
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
3 Tbsp. cold butter
2/3 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

Butter a 9"x 13" pan or line it with parchment paper
Preheat the oven to 375 F
Pour boiling water over the oats and set them aside to cool.
Cream butter and sugars until light. Beat in molasses then eggs, one at a time.
Stir in vanilla, cinnamon and then moist oatmeal.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Using a wooden spoon or rubber scraper, stir dry ingredients into wet. Combine well but don't over mix.
Mix together streusel ingredients with a fork or pastry blender.
Scrape batter into prepared pan and sprinkle over the streusel.
Bake for about 35 minutes, until a tester comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached.