OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL CAKE
By
Joanna Gotwald
@Furkidlover
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This cake is one of my all time favorites. I go to it time and again for gatherings and it always goes so quickly. My husband even likes it and that was a surprise because he is a very particular eater. It brings the simplicity of down home cooking back into the modern cooks kitchen. The cake is delicious, moist and a perfect compliment for a cup of coffee or tea with you friends.
Ingredients
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TO MAKE THE CAKE:
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1 stickmargarine
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1 cquick cooking oats
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1 1/4 cboiling water
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1 cwhite sugar
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1 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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2eggs
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1 1/3 call purpose flour
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 tspbaking soda
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1 tspcinnamon
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1 tspvanilla extract
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FOR THE TOPPING:
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6 Tbspbutter, room temperature
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1/2 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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1 cchopped pecans or walnuts ( i prefer pecans)
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1 cflaked coconut (i use angel flake)
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2 tspvanilla extract or orange extract
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1/4 cmilk
How to Make OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL CAKE
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and Grease and Flour a 9x13 pan or a 9" round spring-form pan. Grease and flour all pans even darker non-stick pans.
In the two pictures above I used the 9" spring-form pan. - Put 1 stick of margarine the quick oats and the boiling water in a small bowl and set aside for about 20 minutes to completely melt the margarine and allow the oats to soak up the water. Stir after 20 minutes.
- In a larger mixing bowl mix together white suger, brown sugar, eggs, flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and vanilla. With electric beaters.
- Add the oat mixture to the second mixture and blend well with an electric mixer. Do not over-beat the batter; just mix until well incorporated. Scrape the bowl with a spatula and turn the batter making sure you have everything on the bottom mixed in well.
- Pour batter into a prepared 9x13 pan or a 9" round spring form pan. Bake the 9x13 pan for 35 to 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. For a 9" round spring form pan bake for 45 to 50 minutes checking after 45 minutes for doneness. Continue to bake as needed in increments of 3 minutes at a time. The cake should be pulling away from the pan a little and the center should spring back when lightly touched.
- Remove cake from oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes. While the cake cools, mix the topping ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring all the time. Remove from heat and spread over the warm cake in the cake-pan.
- Put the cake under the broiler to brown the entire top. Make sure you watch carefully as the sugar and butter heat quickly and will burn if not watched carefully.
- You can serve directly from the 9x13 cake pan or if you want a nice presentation, you can bake in a spring-form pan and once completely cooled, run a spreading knife around the cake and remove the spring-form ring, you can serve directly off of the spring-form bottom or run a spatula under the cake and carefully slide the cake onto a large serving dish before cutting and serving.
About OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL CAKE
Course/Dish: Cakes
Main Ingredient: Rice/Grains
Regional Style: American
Other Tags: Quick & Easy Heirloom
