Old Fashioned Irish Oatmeal Cake Recipe 435

OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 by 9-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray (a 7 by 11-inch dish would work as well).
• Add oats to a medium mixing bowl the pour boiling water over oats, let rest until cool.
• Meanwhile in a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer (or use electric stand mixer), whip together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until pale and fluffy.
• Mix in eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg then mix in cooled oat mixture.
• Sprinkle baking soda and salt across top then pour in flour and mix until combined.
• Pour into prepared baking dish, bake in preheated oven until just cooked through, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile in a medium mixing bowl stir together melted butter, milk, vanilla, brown sugar, coconut, and pecans.
• Remove cake from oven once cooked through and pour and spread mixture evenly over top.
• Preheat oven to broil then return cake to oven (in center) and broil until mixture is bubbly and coconut is just starting to toast on ends, about 1 - 2 minutes (don't walk away from it while broiling!).
• Let cool on a wire rack for at least 20 minutes then cut into slices and serve.
• Recipe source: inspired by Allrecipes

OLD-FASHIONED IRISH OATMEAL CAKE RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan. In a small, bowl, combine the oatmeal with the boiling water and let it sit for 20 minutes. In a medium bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs and vanilla together. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together until well blended. Add the egg mixture to the oatmeal mixture and stir until combined. Then add the sugar/butter mixture to the egg/oatmeal mixture and stir until combined. Add the egg/oatmeal mixture to the flour mixture and stir until combined. Pour into baking pan and bake about 30 to 35 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. While cake is baking make the icing. In a medium bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Add the walnuts, coconut, and vanilla. If you need to thin the icing a bit, add the cream 1 tablespoon at a time. Immediately after you remove the cake from the oven, adjust your oven to "broil". Spread the icing on the hot cake and pop it under the broiler until it's a bit brown and the coconut is toasted. If possible, serve warm.

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 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.

OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and Grease and Flour a 9x13 pan or a 9" round spring-form pan. Grease and flour all pans even darker non-stick pans. In the two pictures above I used the 9" spring-form pan.
• 2. Put 1 stick of margarine the quick oats and the boiling water in a small bowl and set aside for about 20 minutes to completely melt the margarine and allow the oats to soak up the water. Stir after 20 minutes.
• 3. In a larger mixing bowl mix together white suger, brown sugar, eggs, flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and vanilla. With electric beaters.
• 4. Add the oat mixture to the second mixture and blend well with an electric mixer. Do not over-beat the batter; just mix until well incorporated. Scrape the bowl with a spatula and turn the batter making sure you have everything on the bottom mixed in well.
• 5. Pour batter into a prepared 9x13 pan or a 9" round spring form pan. Bake the 9x13 pan for 35 to 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. For a 9" round spring form pan bake for 45 to 50 minutes checking after 45 minutes for doneness. Continue to bake as needed in increments of 3 minutes at a time. The cake should be pulling away from the pan a little and the center should spring back when lightly touched.
• 6. Remove cake from oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes. While the cake cools, mix the topping ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring all the time. Remove from heat and spread over the warm cake in the cake-pan.
• 7. Put the cake under the broiler to brown the entire top. Make sure you watch carefully as the sugar and butter heat quickly and will burn if not watched carefully.
• 8. You can serve directly from the 9x13 cake pan or if you want a nice presentation, you can bake in a spring-form pan and once completely cooled, run a spreading knife around the cake and remove the spring-form ring, you can serve directly off of the spring-form bottom or run a spatula under the cake and carefully slide the cake onto a large serving dish before cutting and serving.

OLD FASHIONED IRISH OATMEAL CAKE WITH CARAMEL PECAN FROSTING

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, combine the old fashioned oats with boiling water. Allow to sit for 15-20 minutes before making your cake.
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and generously coat your 9 x 13 baking pan with butter or non-stick cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together your butter with both white and light brown sugar. Pour your vanilla extract into eggs, mix, then add to the soaked oatmeal and combine.
• Add the baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg (plus optional salt) then combine. Add the flour and mix until thoroughly incorporated.
• Add the wet ingredients to your flour mixture and mix just until all of the flour has been incorporated. Transfer to your coated 9 x 13 pan and place on the middle rack of your preheated oven.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of your oatmeal cake comes out clean (or with a crumb or two on it, but not wet or 'gooey'). Allow cake to cool in the pan while you make the frosting.
• In a medium saucepan, melt your butter at medium heat. Add the light brown sugar, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla. Stir to combine and until all of the brown sugar has melted.
• Whisk frequently while the caramel mixture heats up, then constantly while cooking. Reduce heat as needed to keep your caramel at a low (soft) boil, and just barely bubbling.
• Continue to whisk for 5-10 minutes, or until your caramel has thickened and darkened to a golden light brown caramel coloring. It will be soft, creamy, and still pourable (although very thick).
• Transfer your caramel mixture to a cool bowl, stir in crushed pecans (reserve some for topping your cake, if desired) and allow to cool 10-15 minutes (but still slightly warm) before spreading over your cake. Finish with additional crushed pecans, if desired.

OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over oatmeal. Let it cool, and add all other ingredients 1 at a time.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• While cake is baking, mix all topping ingredients together, when cake comes out of oven, top w/ the topping mixture and put it under the broiler for 3 minutes---be careful not to burn, watch it!
• Serve warm or cooled.