Comments on: Apple Oatmeal Breakfast Cake

By: Denise

Denise — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:16:07 +0000

I made this breakfast cake earlier in the week and have eaten it each morning for breakfast.I love that the apples were shredded. I think it gave such a good texture and it stayed moist! Delicious and easy. You could drizzle it with icing and it could be a dessert! Will definitely make again!

By: Jaren

Jaren — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:07:27 +0000

In reply to Susan. Love this Susan!! Thanks for sharing!!

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 14:11:47 +0000

I used 1C unsweetened applesauce instead of apples. I had 1 very ripe banana so I mashed it and added it to the batter. I also had about 1/2C of cranberries so I cut them and added them to the batter. I think using applesauce made the batter much less thick. I used a 9 X 9 inch square baking pan. The breakfast cake was moist, tall and fluffy. It was golden brown and fully baked at 32 minutes. I really like this recipe. It calls for minimal ingredients- 1 egg, 1C flour, 1C oats…. And you can successfully make additions and substitute applesauce for apples.

By: Jana

Jana — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:23:21 +0000

I’m curious if anyone has mixed this up the night before and then baked in the morning. Does it work?

By: Jaren

Jaren — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 01:56:39 +0000

In reply to Summer Bunnens. Hi Summer! Yes, I think this would be okay.

By: Summer Bunnens

Summer Bunnens — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 17:01:33 +0000

Instead of oil can I use melted butter?

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 17:11:48 +0000

I just made this using King Arthur gluten free flour. I used only half of the recommended sugar and added one-half cup of raisins. Also, I diced the apples instead of shredding them. My vegetable oil of choice for this recipe was avocado oil. The batter was quite thick but the end product was excellent. The cake was moist and light. It was still a little too sweet so I will probably cut the sugar by another quarter of a cup the next time I make this and I will definitely be making it again. My husband loved it! Thank you so much for posting this recipe.

By: George

George — Thu, 20 May 2021 12:07:22 +0000

I wanted a creative way to get out-of-season apples into my diet, and I really liked this recipe. Very simple and versatile. A cup of sugar seemed a bit excessive to me, so I backed down to a half-cup brown sugar and subbed the oil for a half-cup unsweetened applesauce. That hit the “sweet spot.” Also added half-cup chopped walnuts.
A gluten-free option is using a half almond flour/GF flour ratio. Really good, and no sacrifice on taste or texture.

By: Jaren

Jaren — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 14:09:21 +0000

In reply to Vicky R.. So glad you liked it Vicky!

By: Vicky R.

Vicky R. — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 22:54:31 +0000

Thought batter was a little too thick but this came out ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT! Love the texture that the old fashioned oats give. Added a 1/2 cup chopped walnuts and, as Jennifer suggested, cut back to 1/2 cup brown sugar instead of 1 cup white. After full cool down “decorated” with a few shakes of confectioners sugar. Very, very, very good and as good if not better the next day! Great recipe and easy too!