Mom’s Oatmeal Cake
- Yield 12 servings
"My mom's moist, delicious oatmeal cake has always been a family favorite. Everyone who tastes it requests a copy of the recipe. This scrumptious dessert remains to this day my mom's 'signature cake' cake."
Ingredients
- Cake:
- 1 1/2 cups boiling water
- 1 cup oatmeal (old fashioned oats)
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans, lightly toasted
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking pan.
- Pour boiling water over oatmeal in a small bowl.
- Set aside. Cream butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and eggs with an electric mixer. Add flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon to creamed mixture alternately with oat mixture.
- Pour into pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes.
- To prepare the frosting, combine butter, milk, brown sugar and vanilla in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Add pecans and coconut. Spread over cake.
Recipe by Rhonda Stella, Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho
