Groundhog cake
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Quick or old-fashioned oats |
| 1½ | cup | Boiling water |
| 1 | Bag semi-sweet chocolate morsels; (6-ounce) | |
| ½ | cup | Butter |
| ¾ | cup | Sugar |
| ¾ | cup | Packed brown sugar |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 1½ | cup | Unsifted flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | teaspoon | Freeze-dried instant coffee granules |
| 2 | tablespoons | Cream or milk |
| ¼ | cup | Butter |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | cups | Or more sifted confectioners' sugar |
Directions
COFFEE FROSTING
Pour boiling water into a large glass measuring cup. Stir in the oats.
Place the chocolate morsels over the top of the oatmeal -- do not stir! Let stand for 20 minutes until the oats are soft and the chocolate is melted.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and gradually beat in the sugars. beat in eggs, one at a time. Add the oats and melted chocolate, mixing well. Add the flour, salt and baking soda. Mix thoroughly.
Transfer the batter to a greased and floured baking pan (13 by 9 by 2-inches). Bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes, or until the cake starts to leave the sides of the pan and springs back at the touch of a finger. Cool 10 minutes in pan, shake loose, and turn out on rack to cool completely. Frost and decorate if desired.
Yield: 1 13 by 9-inch cake
COFFEE FROSTING:
In a custard cup, dissolve the instant coffee in the milk or cream. In a bowl, cream butter until light, add vanilla, salt and gradually blend in sifted confectioners' sugar with the coffee-milk mixture. Use enough sugar for a good spreading consistency.
Yield: frosting for the top of a 13 by 9-inch cake Converted by MC_Buster.
Per serving: 3240 Calories (kcal); 149g Total Fat; (40% calories from fat); 32g Protein; 455g Carbohydrate; 747mg Cholesterol; 5253mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 9½ Grain(Starch); 1 ½ Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 28 ½ Fat; 21 Other Carbohydrates Recipe by: COOKING LIVE SHOW # CL9312 Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.