Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Cake
Hearty oats, warm vanilla, butter and cinnamon give this easy dessert its sweetly balanced flavor. Homey and comforting this sweet cake is delicious!
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1¼ cups boiling water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1½ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- In a bowl combine the melted butter, oatmeal and hot water. Set bowl aside and let mixture stand for 20 minutes so that the oats can soak and soften.½ cup butter, 1 cup rolled oats, 1¼ cups boiling water
- In a second bowl combine both kinds of sugar, the eggs and vanilla. Using a hand mixer cream the ingredients together.1 cup sugar, 1 cup brown sugar, 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla
- In a third bowl combine flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon.1½ cups flour, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Then butter or generously grease your angel food cake pan.
- After the oats have soaked for 20 minutes add everything in each of the bowls together. Using a spatula gently stir batter together until combined.
- Pour batter into your prepared pan and place in the oven to bake for 30 minutes.
- When done remove the pan from the oven and allow cake to cool on the counter a bit before removing it from the pan.
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Notes
- Be sure to generously grease the baking pan. We like to use butter and feel it works best. You don't want to risk the cake sticking to the sides of the pan and prevent it from rising properly.
- If you don't have an angel food cake pan you can also use a 9x9 cake pan or a bundt pan too.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 287kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 272mgFiber: 1gSugar: 32g
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