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Chocolate Oatmeal Cake

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Submitted by indy

Moist chocolate oatmeal cake topped with a boiled coconut-pecan frosting. The oats soak in boiling water first, creating an incredibly tender, fudgy crumb.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

25 min

COOK

35 min

READY

60 min

If you’ve ever made a Texas sheet cake, this one’s in that same family: moist, fudgy, and topped with a cooked frosting that bubbles up thick and sticky right on the stovetop.

The trick is soaking oatmeal in boiling water before it goes into the batter. That softened oatmeal disappears into the cake, adding moisture and a tender texture you can’t get from flour alone.

The frosting is a boiled mixture of powdered sugar, butter, and milk that cooks down for about 6 minutes until thick, then gets loaded with coconut, pecans, and vanilla. Pour it over the warm cake and let it set.

Kitchen Tips

  • Let the oatmeal and boiling water cool completely before adding to the batter, or it will start cooking the eggs on contact
  • Stir the frosting constantly while it boils; it scorches on the bottom fast if you walk away
  • Pour the frosting over the cake while both are still warm for the best adhesion
  • This cake gets better on day two as the oats absorb more moisture

Ingredients

1 237
CUP ML OATMEAL
1 ½ 355
CUPS ML WATER
boiling
½ 118
1 ½ 355
CUPS ML SUGAR
2 2
LARGE LARGE EGGS
1 237
CUP ML ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
sifted
½ 118
CUP ML COCOA POWDER
1 5
TEASPOON ML BAKING SODA
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML SALT
1 5
TEASPOON ML VANILLA EXTRACT
frosting
1 237
CUP ML POWDERED SUGAR
sifted
2 473
CUPS ML COCONUT *
2 30
TABLESPOONS ML BUTTER
½ 118
CUP ML MILK
1
X PECANS
chopped, to taste *
1
X VANILLA EXTRACT
to taste *

Directions

Mix oatmeal and boiling water and let cool.

Cream shortening with sugar and eggs, add rest of ingredients along with oatmeal mixture.

Beat until smooth. Bake in 8×12 inch greased pan at 350℉ (180℃) F for 35 minutes.

Frosting: Mix powdered sugar, butter and milk and boil until thick (about 6 minutes).

Be carefully it doesn’t get too hot and burn on the bottom, you must continue to stir constantly.

Add coconut, pecans and vanilla.

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Comments


geneva

delicious

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 306g (10.8 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 755 24% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 20g 31%
Saturated Fat 14g 69%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 123mg 41%
Sodium 532mg 22%
Total Carbohydrate 47g 47%
Dietary Fiber 8g 32%
Sugars g
Protein 23g
Vitamin A 7% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 8% Iron 23%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
 

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