Oatmeal Cake

mmlwjr's Note:

this a very heavy cake but good with ice cream or in lunches

• Total Time: 1 hrs 55 mins
• Prep Time: 45 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 cake

• 1 ½ cups boiling water
• 1 cup raw oatmeal
• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar , firmly packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

topping

• 3 tablespoons margarine
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup coconut
• ¾ cup chopped nuts
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons milk

Directions:

1. CAKE Preheat oven to 350.
2. In medium bowl, combine boiling water over oats.
3. mix well.
4. allow to stand 30 min.
5. Grease a 9x9x2 pan.
6. Add flour, baking soda, nutmeg& cinnamon.
7. Set aside.
8. In large bowl, cream butter.
9. add sugars.
10. add eggs one at a time.
11. add vanilla.
12. Add rolled oats.
13. Beat in flour mixture until well mixed.
14. Pour batter in pan, put in oven for 50 min or until top springs back when gently pressed with finger tip.
15. Topping.
16. In a small bowl combine ingredients.
17. Spread over hot cake.
18. Return cake to oven& continue cooking 10 min longer or until topping is golden.
19. Cool cake in pan on wire rack.
20. Cut into squares.

Reviews

[River Rockin Mama]

I reduced baking time by 20 minutes. Cake was delicious. thank you