Grammys Oatmeal Spice Cake Recipes

OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9X13-inch pan.
• In a small bowl combine oats and boiling water. Let sit 15 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
• With electric mixer, beat butter until creamy. Add 1 cup light brown sugar and 3/4 cup granulated sugar. Beat until mixed well.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Beat in vanilla.
• With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture, alternating with oatmeal, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• In a medium saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Stir in 1 1/3 cup light brown sugar and half-and-half and stir until sugar is melted. Remove from heat and stir in coconut, pecans, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Pour icing on top of hot cake. Place under broiler until icing is bubbly and starting to brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Cool in pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.

GRANDMA SNYDER'S OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Pour water over oats, let stand.
• Cream 1/2 cup butter or margarine and sugars. Add eggs and blend in a large mixing bowl. Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together. Add to sugars and egg mixture. Add vanilla and oats mixture, blend well.
• Pour batter into a 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 30-40 minutes.
• To Make Icing: Mix together 6 tablespoons melted butter, 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, 3/4 cup evaporated milk, coconuts, nuts, and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Pour this coconut concoction over the hot cake.
• Put cake under broiler, and watch close so nuts don't burn, about 5-10 minutes. Serve hot or let cool. Enjoy.

OATMEAL SPICE CAKE AND FROSTING

Steps:

• Directions for the cake Add oats and butter to boiling water.
• Reduce heat and cook for five minutes to soften oats.
• Meanwhile, mix together the beaten eggs and the brown sugar, and set aside.
• Sift the rest of the dry ingredients together into a large bowl.
• Add the softened oats and the egg mixture and stir together.
• Batter will be heavy.
• Pour into a 9 x 13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.
• While baking, prepare the icing (recipe to follow).
• Directions for the icing In a medium saucepan, melt the butter.
• Add the brown sugar and stir to melt and combine.
• Add the remaining ingredients and stir until combined.
• When cake is done, pour the icing onto the hot cake.
• Broil for five minutes, watching cake closely, until icing is bubbly.

SARA JANE'S OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir oats into boiling water. Set aside to soak for 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the white sugar, 1 cup brown sugar and shortening until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Sift in the flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; stir just until moistened. Mix in the soaked oats. Pour into the prepared pan, and spread evenly.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Turn the oven to the broil setting and let it heat up.
• In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, heavy cream, coconut and vanilla. Spread over the top of the cake. Broil for a few minutes, just until the coconut is lightly browned.

GRAMMIE BEA'S LAZY DAISY OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cake:.
• In a shallow bowl, combine rolled oats and boiling water. Let stand for 20 minutes.
• Using a mixer, cream butter until creamy.
• Gradually beat in sugars, and beat until light.
• Blend in eggs and vanilla.
• Mix flour, baking soda, salt, and spices.
• Remove beaters from creamed mixture.
• Stir in rolled oat mixture.
• Fold in flour mixture. Blend well.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 9" square cake pan.
• Bake for 45-55 minutes Remove from oven, but DO NOT REMOVE CAKE FROM PAN.
• Topping:.
• Combine all melted butter. brown sugar, canned milk and nuts. Spread over the hot cake.
• Return the cake to the oven, under the broiler. Broil until the topping is bubbly and tinged with gold. Watch it as it will burn easily.