Amish oatmeal cake

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupUncooked 1 min quick oatmeal
cupBoiling water
cupFlour
½teaspoonBaking soda
½teaspoonCinnamon
½teaspoonNutmeg
½teaspoonSalt
½cupButter; softened
1teaspoonVanilla extract
1cupBrown sugar
1cupGranulated sugar
2Eggs

Directions

Place the oats in a small bowl and pour the boiling water over them. Let stand for 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt on wax paper. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until creamy. Add the vanilla and gradually add the sugars, beating until fluffy. Beat the eggs into the mixture one at a time. Add the oatmeal mixture and blend. Add the flour mixture and blend again. Pour the batter into an oiled 13 x 8-inch pan. Bake for 35 minutes, or until the top of the cake springs back when touched with fingertip.

Often frosted with Broiled Frosting.

>From Cooking from Quilt country by Marcia Adams.

Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 666 by RecipeLu <recipelu@...> on Feb 01, 1998