My Moms Oatmeal Cake Recipes

GRANDMA'S OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13'' pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Add the oatmeal and butter to a bowl and pour boiling water on top. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl combine the eggs, brown sugar, and white sugar and mix well.
• In a separate bowl sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt.
• Add to the bowl with eggs and sugars and stir to combine.
• Add the oatmeal mixture and stir to combine.
• Bake for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• While the cake is baking, make the topping by combining all the ingredients in a bowl.
• Remove the cake from the oven and turn the oven to high broil.
• Spread the topping evenly over the warm cake and place under the broiler for 2-4 minutes or until the coconut is golden brown.

SARAH'S OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Pour the boiling water over the oatmeal and let it cool. Add baking soda, salt, and cinnamon to the sifted flour. Add the granulated and brown sugars. Mix in the eggs and oil. Combine the batter with the oatmeal. Pour mixture into a 9 by 12 inch pan. Bake.for 40-50 minutes at 350 degrees.

MOMS OATMEAL CAKE MY WAY

Steps:

• 1. Turn oven on 350* Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan Put all ingredients in mixer bowl and mix together.
• 2. These were not put in the recipe but must be added. Add 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 2 eggs and 1 1/2 cup boiling water---this will be very thin batter.
• 3. Mix up the topping and drop into the batter with a tablespoon. leaving a space in between. when you have the topping all in the batter, put in oven and bake for 60 min. This is a great cake and each serving will have a bit of the topping in each one. It doesn't need to be frosted but you could serve with cool whip or Ice Cream.

MAW MAW'S OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pour boiling water over quick oats and let stand for about 15-20 minutes, while you begin mixing up the cake.
• In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, shortening, and eggs, mixing well.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; add to sugar mixture.
• Add oatmeal and mix well.
• Pour batter into a 9X13-inch greased cake pan.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• For topping, combine all topping ingredients.
• Prick holes in the top of the cake with a toothpick or ice pick.
• Spread icing over the top of warm cake.
• Place cake under the broiler for just a minute or two until topping starts to brown.
• (My oven browns quickly and only takes 1-2 minutes, so watch closely!).

OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• 1. 1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 13 s 9 inch baking pan; set aside. Mix oats and boiling water in a small bowl. Let stand for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
• 2. 2. In large mixing bowl, beat shortening, white sugar, and the 1 cup brown sugar with mixer til mixed. Beat in eggs. Beat in oatmeal mixture. Add flour mixture; beat til mixed. Spread batter in prepared pan.
• 3. 3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or til wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Put pan on wire rack
• 4. 4. For topping, in pan, mix butter, coconut, the 2/3 cup brown sugar and milk. Cook and stir til boiling. Stir in nuts. Spoon topping over hot cake; cool completely. Makes 16 servings

GRANDMA NANCY'S OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Pour hot water over oatmeal; set aside.
• Cream together sugars and shortening, then add eggs.
• Sift together dry ingredients and add to the wet.
• Stir in oatmeal and vanilla.
• Pour into greased 9 x 13 cake pan and bake for 1 hr and 10 minutes at 350° and then top with topping.
• Topping: Combine butter, milk and sugar in a small saucepan.
• Bring to a boil and continue to boil 1 minutes and add coconut, nuts and oatmeal.
• Spread on cake and broil until brown (WATCH CAREFULLY IT WILL BURN FAST).