Old School Oatmeal Cake… It’s Vintage!

By Peggie

Ingredients

• FOR THE CAKE
• 1 1/4 cup boiling water
• 1 cup Quaker oatmeal
• EGG MIXTURE
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup Domino white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• DRY INGREDIENTS
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cup sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• store bought Duncan Hines white frosting

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 2 round 8-inch cake pans with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine the oatmeal with boiling water. Cover with saran wrap and let sit 20 minutes. In a separate bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add in beaten eggs, both sugars, and vanilla. Add to oatmeal mixture.
Sift flour in a bowl. Add baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar.
Add dry ingredients to Oatmeal mixture. Stir to combine and pour into greased baking pans.
Bake for 50-55 minutes. Let cool.
Spread frosting over one layer of cake, add second cake layer and top with remaining frosting. Serve warm.