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Would like to find a recipe for old fashion oatmeal cake that is low calorie. Please let me know if you have one. Thanks

Oatmeal Cake

Low Calorie and High Fibre Cakes Recipes

Ingredients: Ingredients for Cake

1 1/4 cups boiling water

1 cup quick oats - dry

1 stick oleo

2 Eggs

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon soda

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Ingredients for Topping

6 Tsp. butter

1/4 Cup cream

1/2 Cup sugar

1 Tsp. vanilla

1 Cup chopped nuts

1 Cup coconut

Method: Pour boiling water over quick oats. Add oleo and let stand for 20 minutes.

Add rest of ingredients.

Bake in 9x13 inch pan at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Topping

Mix all ingredients and spread on cake.

Put under broiler for 2 or 3 minutes.

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Date Oatmeal Cake

low calorie ? low fat

Prep: 15 min, Cook: 35 min.

1 cup boiling water

2 cups old fashioned oatmeal

3/4 cup unsalted butter

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 cup brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 eggs

1-1/2 cups chopped dates

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350?F. Pour boiling water over oatmeal. Mix well and cool slightly. Stir in next 6 ingredients. Combine remaining ingredients in a separate bowl. Stir oatmeal mixture into dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pour into a buttered 8 inch baking dish and bake 35 minutes.

This recipe serves 12 people. Due to the nature of this recipe, it adjusts the number of servings in multiples of 12 only.

Per serving: calories 377, fat 19.1g, 44% calories from fat, cholesterol 62mg, protein 6.8g, carbohydrates 48.7g, fiber 4.0g, sugar 33.1g, sodium 83mg, diet points 8.9.