Table Talk
Oats Cake
Sometimes the most wonderful things are found right under our noses.
I come from a family full of bakers. My aunts and grandmas and sisters and mother, my father and brother, and uncles were/are terrific bakers. Most of the cakes, cookies, breads and pies that I make are recipes that have been passed around the family. Being the adventurous eater that I am, I am always on the hunt for something new and interesting so, occasionally, a recipe that has been around forever ends up being forgotten. Fortunately, everything old can be new again. Recently, I rediscovered a cake that I believe was a recipe of my Aunt Harriet. I have breezed past this recipe for years and years. Perhaps it was the dull name-- it really deserves something jazzier, because this is one yummy cake. It has the added benefit of being something that can be whipped up at the last minute, because the ingredients are always in the pantry. The original recipe is somewhat vague in spots so I've taken some liberty in filling out the recipe.
* Exported from MasterCook *
Oats Cake
Recipe By :Harriet Byrtus
Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup quick cooking oats
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons nutmeg
1 cup chopped dates or raisins
Topping:
4 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup cream -- can use milk
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350. Pour boiling water over oats. Cool. Combine sugars, butter and eggs. Add cooled oats. Combine dry ingredients. Add to wet ingredients. Mix well. Add dates or raisins. Pour in a greased 9" x 13" pan. Bake until tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Change oven to Broil.
PBoil together butter, cream and brown sugar. Sprinkle hot cake with nuts. Pour the topping over the hot cake. Place cake under the broiler until the topping bubbles. Don't overcook or the topping with harden.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 276 Calories; 16g Fat (50.1% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 32g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 53mg Cholesterol; 185mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 3 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
