lazy daisy oatmeal cake

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148 Pinches
HAMILTON, OH
Updated on Feb 13, 2010

I have made this cake many times and love it. Very easy to make...

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups boiling water
  • 1 cup oatmeal, uncooked
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 - eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose sifted flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • FROSTING INGREDIENTS
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 3 tablespoons half and half
  • 1/2 cup chopped nutmeats
  • 3/4 cup coconut, flaked
  • - coconut, flaked

How To Make lazy daisy oatmeal cake

  • Step 1
    Cake - Pour boiling water over oats; stir to combine. Cover and let stand 20 minutes.
  • Step 2
    Beat butter until creamy; gradually add sugars, beating until fluffy.
  • Step 3
    Blend in vanilla and eggs.
  • Step 4
    Add oats mixture; blend well.
  • Step 5
    Sift together flour, soda, salt and spices.
  • Step 6
    Add to creamed mixture; blend well.
  • Step 7
    Pour batter into a well-greased and floured 9-inch square baking pan.
  • Step 8
    Bake in preheated 350 oven 50 to 55 minutes.
  • Step 9
    Do not remove cake from pan.
  • Step 10
    Frosting - combine all ingredients.
  • Step 11
    Spread evenly over cake.
  • Step 12
    Broil until frosting becomes bubbly.
  • Step 13
    Serve warm or cold.
  • Step 14
    VARIATION - COCOA OATMEAL CAKE: Increase boiling water to 1-1/3 cups in above recipe. Use 3 tablespoons cocoa in place of the cinnamon and nutmeg. Prepare and bake as above.

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