This week I'm celebrating the birthday season at our home. In honor of all the birthdays in our family, I'll be baking some of our all time favorites. We're calling this week Cake-A-Day Week.
Today we started out with one of our all-time favorites: Oatmeal Cake. Now when you first hear oatmeal, you may not be thinking what I'm thinking. My mind is trained. When I hear Oatmeal Cake the best, tastiest memories come to mind. Words like moist, filling, delicious, caramel, coconut, classic, tradition, unbelievable, one more bite, Mmmmm... describe Oatmeal Cake. Oatmeal Cake is one dessert I eat and actually make noise when consuming. Mmmmm....ummm...so good! It's like my mouth, brain, and stomach are all in complete agreement when having Oatmeal Cake.
This recipe came from a long time family friend. Actually the woman who cared for me at a day care gave it to my mom and the rest is history. I hope you have a chance to try it and it may just become a family classic for you too.
Oatmeal Cake
1 7/8 cup boiling water
1 1/2 cup oatmeal
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| I know 1 7/8 cup water sounds strange, but it works. Just look for the halfway mark between 1 3/4 and 2 cups. |
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| Add oats to boiling water |
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| Stir and let stand for about 20 minutes |
3/4 cup butter (I only use REAL butter)
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
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| Brown Sugar, Sugar, Eggs and Real Butter |
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| Soften butter in mixer |
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| Add sugars |
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| Combine sugars and butter well |
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| Sugars and butter |
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| sugars and butter mixed thoroughly |
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| Add eggs |
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| Mix until combined |
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| Mixed butter, sugars and eggs |
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons soda
3/4 teaspoons salt
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| Measure flour by dip-level-pour method |
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| Salt, soda, and flour |
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| Combine dry ingredients in a bowl |
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| Add flour mixture alternately with oatmeal mixture |
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| First portion of flour mixed in, now add 1/3 of oatmeal mixture. Repeat alternating flour and oatmeal. |
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| Flour...Oatmeal...Flour...Oatmeal |
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| Finished Batter |
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| Pour into greased and floured 9 X 13 baking dish |
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| Nice batter |
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| Ready for the oven (350 degrees) |
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| Bake the cake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean |
Bake 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees
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| Just out of the oven. Let cake cool. After cake has cooled, make the frosting. |
Frosting
1 cube butter (1/2 cup) melted
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup coconut (flaked, sweetened)
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1 t. vanilla
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| Melt butter in a saucepan |
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| After butter has melted, add the brown sugar |
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| Add flaked coconut and evaporated milk |
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| Preheat Broiler then place frosted cake under broiler for about a minute |
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| Keep your eye on the cake. It'll turn golden brown very quickly. |
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| Finished! So beautiful. Enjoy! |
1 comment:
Sounds great. I've been so craving cake! of course what brought me to your blog was the Mexican Meatball soup for my no dairy,no grains and no sugar plan. Now I am really conflicted- get healthy or eat cake? Maybe I will hold off a few weeks then eat cake!
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