Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake
By
Penny Burdge
@PennyInKC
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From my friend Debbie - another "old fashioned rustic" cake. It is so yummy!
Her family hates raisins, mine love them so sometimes I throw some raisins in the batter too. If I do, I cut the sugar by about 1/4 cup
Her family hates raisins, mine love them so sometimes I throw some raisins in the batter too. If I do, I cut the sugar by about 1/4 cup
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 c
- boiling water
- 1/2 c
- unsalted butter
- 1 c
- oatmeal, old-fashioned
- 1 c
- sugar
- 1 c
- dark brown sugar, packed
- 2 large
- eggs
- 1 1/3 c
- flour
- 1/4 tsp
- freshly ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp
- ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp
- baking soda
- 1/2 tsp
- salt
- 1/2 c
- dark brown sugar, packed
- 4 Tbsp
- cream or evaporated milk
- 1 c
- coconut
- 1 c
- chopped pecans
- 6 Tbsp
- melted butter
- 1 tsp
- pure vanilla extract
CAKE
FROSTING
How to Make Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake
- 1Mix together the boiling water, oatmeal and 1/2 C butter. Let set 20 minutes.
- 2Mix together sugar, dark brown sugar, and eggs.
Add to the oatmeal mixture and beat to blend. - 3Whisk together the flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, baking soda. Stir into the oatmeal mixture just until blended. If you love raisins, now is the time to stir 3/4 cup of them into the batter.
- 4Pour the batter into a greased 9" x 13" pan and bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- 5While the cake is baking, make the frosting. In a medium bowl mix all the frosting ingredients.
Spread the frosting over the cake, then set the cake under the broiler until it bubbles and is browned.
About Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake
Course/Dish: Cakes
