Banana Oatmeal Snack Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup ripe mashed banana (about 2-3 medium)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup coconut, flaked
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350'.
• 2 grease and flour a 13x9 inch pan and set aside.
• 3 in a medium bowl add flour, oats, baking soda, and salt, mix to blend and set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar until fluffy.
• 5 add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• 6 mix in buttermilk, bananas, and vanilla.
• 7 add flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix to blend.
• 8 fold in nuts, coconut and 1 cup of chocolate chips.
• 9 pour batter into prepared pan.
• 10 sprinkle remaining 1 cup of chocolate chips over the top of the batter.
• 11 bake at 350' for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick tests done.