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Oatmeal Cake Recipe
A Best Restaurant Dessert Recipe
Preparation time: 25 minutes. Serves 12-16 depending on portion.
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Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups of boiling water
1 cup quick oatmeal
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 1/3 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Topping for cake (recipe included here)
Instructions:
Pour boiling water over the oatmeal
Cream shortening, brown sugar and white sugar
Add eggs beating well after each addition
Whip up the oat mixture and add it to the creamed mixture
Combine the flour, soda, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a sifter
Sift gradually into the other ingredients, beating after each addition
Blend in vanilla
Bake in 8 X 12 inch pan in a 350 degree F oven for 45-50 minutes
Now make your cake topping
Cake Topping
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 egg yolks
1 cup chopped nut
Instructions:
Cream the butter with the brown sugar
Add the 2 egg yolks and beat well
Blend in the chopped nuts
Spread the topping over the hot cake and return to the oven for 5-10 minutes
That’s it! Good job!
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