Ah my dear DH - he is a smart man and a wise guy some days! I made what we call Ethel's cake - MIL fave. Simple old fashioned cake. But I don't think the oatmeal offsets the stick of butter! As usual - ingredients are in bold - be bold and make this cake - but don't pretend the oatmeal makes it anything but delicious!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9X13 cake pan.
To 1 1/4 cups boiling water add 1 cup quick cooking oats and two teaspoons vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
Cream together 1/2 cup (one stick) of butter, 1 cup white sugar, 1 cup packed brown sugar, 2 eggs. Beat until fluffy. Add 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda to sugar mixture and stir in. Add softened oats mixture - beat until well combined. Pour batter (it will be very runny - don't panic) into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes and test for doneness. Remove cake from oven and turn on the broiler.
In a saucepan, combine 3 tablespoons butter, 4 tablespoons milk, 3/4 cup packed brown sugar, 3/4 cup flaked coconut and 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts. Heat until melted, pour over warm cake (you'll need to spread it around a bit) and put under broiler for 2-3 minutes until it bubbles and turns a golden brown.
Eat - obviously it is eaten quickly - at least if photos are evidence!
Good eats tonight on Buhlaland!
4 comments:
Yum! This looks declicious!! And I think the oatmeal does offset the butter!
I stockpiled some quick-cooking oats this week because of a sale. Now I know what to do with them!
What a pretty plate!
Mmmmmm - I have been making a version of this cake for years and it is SO good! Even better the enxt day. Nicew blog - I will be back to check it out some more.
It's my 51st birthday, my DH is the physician on call, so healthy or not, I am making my own cake tonight and this looks wonderful. If it isn't healthy, I'll climb on the stairmaster and repent tomorrow.
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