Monday, September 24, 2007

Oatmeal Cake


This recipe was given to my now X. We have enjoyed it over the years. It is very moist and have a wonderful texture.

Oatmeal Cake

1 cup quick cooking oatmeal ( I use large flake oatmeal)
1 1/2 cup boiling water.

Pour water over oatmeal and let stand for 20 minutes or until cool.

In Mixer
Cream: 1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs

Add:
the cooled oatmeal to above mixture

In separate bowl:
combine: 1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon

Add:
Dry ingredients to wet. Blend together do not over mix.

Pour into 9 X 13 baking pan. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes at 350.

Topping for Cake:

1 small can carnation milk
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 1/2 cups coconut

Mix this mixture well and spread over warm cake.

Place under broiler and broil until golden.

Let cool.




4 comments:

Rosemary said...

This cake looks very good and I will be trying it soon

Jannett said...

hope you enjoy it. I took it to work and everyone there loved it.

Rosanne said...

The cake does look good!

Jannett said...

hi rosanne
The cake is very good. If you give it a try, let me know if you like it. Anyone that has tried it has enjoyed it.

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