Lazy Day Oatmeal Cake Food

LAZY DAY OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl soak oats in boiling water for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile proceed by measuring butter and sugars into beater bowl and beating until light.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Sift and measure flour, sifting again with the soda and spices.
• By this time the oats will be soaked and cool.
• Remove beaters from creamed mixture and fold in soaked oats.
• Sift flour mixture over and fold in.
• Turn in a buttered 9x9" pan and bake at 350°F for 40-50 minutes .
• Mix all the topping ingredients.
• Do not remove cake from pan but while still hot spread topping over and put under the broiler until bubbly and tinged with gold.
• Watch carefully.

LAZY DAISY OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease (with shortening) and flour a 13- x 9-inch broiler-safe baking pan.
• Stir together boiling water and rolled oats in a small heatproof bowl; let stand until room temperature, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to soften oats.
• Meanwhile, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla in bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture in 2 additions, beating on low speed until just combined. Beat in oatmeal mixture on low speed until just combined.
• Scrape bowl, and stir well with a rubber spatula. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. (The cake should be warm, but not hot when topping is added.) Increase oven temperature to broil.
• While the cake cools, prepare the Topping: Bring butter, brown sugar, and milk to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high, stirring to melt butter. Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Remove from heat, and stir in coconut and nuts.
• Immediately spread topping over warm cake. Broil on center rack in preheated oven until topping bubbles and begins to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. (Watch cake carefully to avoid scorching.) Cool cake to room temperature, about 1 hour. Store at room temperature an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap up to 4 days.

LAZY DAY CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. , Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., Meanwhile, combine topping ingredients. Spread over warm cake. Broil 3-5 minutes or until golden brown.

MY BEST OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Place oats in a small bowl; add boiling water. Let stand for 20 minutes. , In a small bowl, cream shortening and sugars. Add oat mixture and egg; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to creamed mixture and beat until combined. , Pour into an 8-in. fluted tube pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 22-27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.