Lazy Day Oatmeal Cake Recipe is an amazing cake!,its its super easy and yummy.
Our cakes start with the standard base of flour, baking soda and salt,..,but lazy day oatmeal cake is a little different, that Rolled oats that have been left to soak in boiling water act as a supplement to the flour.
DETAILS:
Prep Time: 30 Minute Cooking Time: 1 Hour 10 Minutes Serves: 9
Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked rolled oats .
1 1/4 cups boiling water
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
TOPPING:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
3 tablespoons cream or 3 tablespoons milk
3/4 cup flaked coconut
1/3 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Directions:
In a shallow bowl soak oats in boiling water for 20 minutes,cover and let stand for 20 minutes.
In large bowl, beat butter until creamy; slowly add sugars; beat until fluffy.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Sift and measure flour, sifting again with the soda and spices.
By this time the oats will be soaked and cool.
Remove beaters from creamed mixture and fold in soaked oats.
Sift flour mixture over and fold in.
Turn in a buttered 9×9″ pan and bake at 350°F for 50-60 minutes,or until a toothpick comes out clean.
For topping, mix all the topping ingredients in small bowl.
Do not remove cake from pan but while still hot spread topping over and put under the broiler until bubbly and tinged with gold.
You may also add fruit to the cake and change up your nuts.