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 cup
Oat (steel-cut)1.25 cups
Water (boiling)1.5 cups
Granulated Sugar2
Eggs1 tsp
Pure Vanilla Extract1.5 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 cup
Oat Bran1 tsp
Baking Soda1 tsp
Cinnamon1 tsp
Salt1 cup
Apple Sauce450 g
Cream Cheese1 cup
Powdered Sugar1 cup
HoneyDirections:
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