Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake is a classic cake recipe tastes like a spiced cake but has a wonderful texture of oatmeal. The boiled frosting is packed full of nuts and coconut. This cake is not to be missed.
This oatmeal cake is a moist cake that stays fresh for several days. So it’s the perfect cake to prepare a day or two you want to serve it.
Origin of Oatmeal Cake is unknown
It’s hard to say if this recipe had its origin from the Scottish oatcake. Or if this cake same from trying to use up leftover oatmeal. No matter where this cake came from, you will find that it is a complex cake that is perfect to stand up to a cup of coffee or to be served as dessert.
For this recipe, I really like to use dark brown sugar in both the cake and then in the boiled frosting. The dark brown sugar gives a rich flavor that light brown sugar does not have. Both dark and light brown sugar will work in this case.
I think the real highlight of this cake this the frosting, this caramel boiled frosting, is rich and full of flavor. The nuts toast just a bit when the frosting cooks. Topping this slightly spiced cake with the complex flavors this topping is a real delight.
Before you try this old fashioned oatmeal cake, please leave me a comment and let me know what your favorite type of cake is.
Oatmeal Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 1/2 cups boiling water
- 1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Caramel Boiled Frosting
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 1 stick butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
- 1 can coconut
Instructions
Cake
- Pour boiling water over oatmeal and let stand while preparing the following.
- Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add these dry ingredients to sugars eggs, and oil; and then add oatmeal. Mix well.
- Pour into a greased and floured Bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.
Caramel Boiled Frosting
- Dissolve the sugar in the milk. Add butter and cook. Stir almost constantly until mixture boils and becomes thick.
- Take from heat and add vanilla, nuts and coconut. Pour over cake while hot.
Recipe Tips for the Cook
- You can use either quick cooking oats or old fashioned oats for this recipe. It makes no difference in this recipe. The old fashioned oats will be thicker, and give a more pronounced flavor.
Nutrition
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Liz says
This turned out really good! I added extra cinnamon in the topping as well.