Oatmeal Cake

Serves: 6

Vicente Kshlerin

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

57

Spice

56

Sweetness

50

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.25 cups

Water (boiling)

1.5 cups

Granulated Sugar

2

Eggs

1 cup

Oat Bran

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1 tsp

Cinnamon

1 tsp

Salt

1 cup

Apple Sauce

450 g

Cream Cheese

1 cup

Honey

Directions:

1

In a saucepan, place the oats and the water and simmer 15 minutes to soften slightly

2

Allow to cool to room temperature

3

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

4

Lightly butter a 8-inch square cake pan

5

In a mixer fitted with a whip attachment, cream the butter until smooth

6

Add granulated sugar and mix until smooth and fluffy

7

Add the eggs and vanilla and mix just until combined

8

Add the cooked oats and mix just until combined

9

In another bowl, mix the flour, oat bran, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt

10

Working in 3 batches, add the dry ingredients to the butter-oat mixture, alternating with the applesauce mixing just until combined after each addition

11

Pour into the prepared pan

12

Bake until a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out dry and almost clean (a few crumbs are fine), 40 to 50 minutes

13

Let cool completely

14

Turn cake out onto a square serving platter

15

Place strips of paper under the cake around all the edges

16

To make the frosting, in a mixing bowl with a whip attachment cream the cream cheese on medium to high speed until light and fluffy

17

Turn the mixer to low and mix in the powdered sugar and honey

18

Frost the cake on the sides with a thin layer of frosting then use the remaining to cover the top and swirl it decoratively

19

Using your hands, press the toasted chopped nuts onto the side of the cake to coat it

20

Remove the paper strips before serving

21

Cut into 2-inch square pieces

22

Notes about the recipe: This is a delicious hearty and healthful cake

23

The texture added by the cooked steel cut oats makes you thing there are nuts inside

24

I made it to help me use up ends of jars of oat bran in the freezer and steel cut outs in the cereal drawer after the hot cereal breakfast season was over for the year