Dorie Greenspan's Granola Cake

Continuing on my perusal of Basking Chez Moi, this recipe for Granola Cake sounded like the perfect workday snack. I am pretty satisfied with my results here, but used a store-bought granola that was more like a muesli. I think if I make this again I will have to use a crunchier granola with bigger clusters to get the effect that Dorie describes in her recipe.

1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup granola
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1 stick unsalted butter, room temp
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg, room temp
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 sea salt

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter an 8" square baking pan and line the bottom with parchment.

Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Toss granola, chocolate and coconut in another bowl.

In a mixer, beat butter at low-medium speed for 2-3 minutes until soft and creamy. Add both sugars and beat for 2 more minutes. Add egg and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes more. Beat in vanilla and salt. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, mixing only until it disappears into the batter. Add the granola mixture, until just incorporated. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake for 35-40 minutes until top is honey-brown and sugar-crackly, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes, then run a knife along the edges and unmold onto a rack to cool completely.