old fashioned oatmeal cake
(2 RATINGS)
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
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prep time
15 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
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yield
Ingredients
- CAKE
- 1 1/4 cups boiling water
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup oatmeal, old-fashioned
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- FROSTING
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 4 tablespoons cream or evaporated milk
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
How To Make old fashioned oatmeal cake
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Step 1Mix together the boiling water, oatmeal and 1/2 C butter. Let set 20 minutes.
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Step 2Mix together sugar, dark brown sugar, and eggs. Add to the oatmeal mixture and beat to blend.
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Step 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.
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Step 4Pour the batter into a greased 9" x 13" pan and bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees F.
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Step 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.
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