Aunt Ginnies Oatmeal Cake Food

OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over oatmeal.
• Set aside to cool.
• Cream sugars and butter.
• Add: oatmeal, flour,soda,cinnamon, eggs, vanilla.
• Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes in a greased and floured 9x13 pan.
• Make icing.
• Mix all icing ingredients,and spread on hot cake.
• Put under broiler for a few minutes til bubbly.

AUNT REBA'S OATMEAL COOKIES - BONNIE STERN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter with both sugars. Beat in egg, vanilla and almond extracts.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
• Add flour mixture to the butter mixture, and stir Stir in oats and walnuts, if using.
• Roll dough into small balls, about 1 tbsp each. Place balls on parchment lined baking sheets and press very flat with a fork or flat bottom of a glass dipped in flour.
• Bake in a preheated 350*F oven for 8 - 12 minutes.
• Cook on wire racks.

AUNTIE ANNE'S MATRIMONIAL CAKE

Steps:

• Date Filling: Cook dates in water with orange rind {grated} with sugar over a moderate heat until thickened and smooth remove from heat and add fruit juices mix well and cool before spreading.
• Crumb Mixture: Sift flour, baking soda and salt rub in butter add sugar and oatmeal mix well spread 1/2 of the crumb mixture in a greased pan and press in smoothly. Cover with cooled date mixture evenly then cover with the remaining crumb mixture pat to make smooth bake 30 - 35 minutes in a cool oven 325 Fahrenheit then increase the heat to 350 Fahrenheit to lightly brown cake.
• Cut in squares while hot allow to cool in pan.
• Note: Date mixture can be cut in half if you do not want that much filling. Crumb mixture I blend the butter well with the crumb mixture then I put the mixture in my Kitchen Aid stand mixer on the lowest setting for about 3 minutes until well blended to crumb consistency only do not over blend in mixer it will happen quickly about 1 - 3 minutes depending on how soft your butter is in the beginning.
• Note: I use cold butter for the crumble mixture. We like like this date crumble very delicately browned so we don't turn the oven up to 350 Fahrenheit just keep it at 325 for 10 more minutes after the 30 minutes. I also add quite a bit more lemon and just about a 1/4 cup of dates more that are chopped and pitted that's how our family likes this cake. I also let the date mixture marry for a couple of days in the refrigerator and then reduce it somewhat on very low heat then cool for baking the cake.

OATMEAL GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Roll into 1-in. balls; roll in additional sugar. , Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until set (do not overbake). Remove to wire racks to cool.

AUNT LAURA'S OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl add 1/4 pound of butter softened, and 1 cup of regular oats (not the quick cooking kind), add 1 1/4 cups of boiling water and mix together and let stand 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• While the oats are cooking take a large mixing bowl add 1 cup white sugar, 1 cup light brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 1/3 cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 2 eggs (mixing after you add each). Beat well.
• When the oats are done cooking, add them to the bowl with the other ingrediants, beat them together well with a mixer.
• Grease a 13X9 pan and pour mixture into pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 55 minutes, you should be able to insert a toothpick into the center and it come out clean.
• When the cake is almost done cooking, place a pot on the stove. Add 6 tablespoons of butter and heat on medium heat, once melted add 1/2 cup light brown sugar, 1 cup of chopped walnuts, 1/2 cup shredded coconut, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir constantly as it burns.
• When the cake is done cooking and is still hot pour coconut/walnut mixture over the top. Spread over cake evenly.
• Place cake in the oven and put it on broil. Broil the top of the cake until the coconut/walnut mixture is bubbly and lightly browned. Watch because it burns easily.

AUNT ROSIE'S EGGLESS RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• In large saucepan boil 1 cup raisins with 2 cups water for 10 minutes.
• Take from fire, add 1 stick margarine and let cool to room temperature.
• In same saucepan with liquid, raisins and butter, stir in remaining ingredients until smooth.
• Bake in 10x7 pan at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes, or until center tests done.

AUNT GINNIE'S OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees. Prepare 9/12" pan Combine oatmeal and hot water. Set aside. Cream the margarine and the sugars well. Add the eggs and vanilla. Mix well Sift together the dry ingredients, and add to the creamed mixture. Add the oatmeal mixture and mix well. Put in the pan and bake 45 minutes.
• In a small sauce pan combine the topping ingredients, minus the coconut. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and add the coconut. Pour over the warm cake and set under the broiler until browned and bubbly. (2-3 min)