Maw Maws Oatmeal Cake Food

MAW MAW'S OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pour boiling water over quick oats and let stand for about 15-20 minutes, while you begin mixing up the cake.
• In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, shortening, and eggs, mixing well.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; add to sugar mixture.
• Add oatmeal and mix well.
• Pour batter into a 9X13-inch greased cake pan.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• For topping, combine all topping ingredients.
• Prick holes in the top of the cake with a toothpick or ice pick.
• Spread icing over the top of warm cake.
• Place cake under the broiler for just a minute or two until topping starts to brown.
• (My oven browns quickly and only takes 1-2 minutes, so watch closely!).

MAW-MAW'S SLAW

Steps:

• Place the white cabbage, red cabbage, greens, red onions, green onions, and parsley in a large salad bowl. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, mustard, salt, black pepper, cayenne, and sugar. Mix well. Add the mixture to the greens and toss to mix thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve chilled. The slaw can be made three hours ahead.

SARA JANE'S OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir oats into boiling water. Set aside to soak for 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the white sugar, 1 cup brown sugar and shortening until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Sift in the flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; stir just until moistened. Mix in the soaked oats. Pour into the prepared pan, and spread evenly.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Turn the oven to the broil setting and let it heat up.
• In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, heavy cream, coconut and vanilla. Spread over the top of the cake. Broil for a few minutes, just until the coconut is lightly browned.

SUPER MOIST OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over oats and let stand for 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream, until light & fluffy, the white sugar, brown sugar and shortening.
• Add eggs, mixing well.
• Add oatmeal mixture, beat.
• Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda and vanilla, again mixing well.
• Pour into a well greased 9x13 inch casserole dish.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes.
• * Mix together ALL of the icing ingredients and spread over hot cake. Place back in the oven, for an additional 7-10 minutes.

MAMAW EMILY'S STRAWBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line the bottoms of 2 greased 8-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease parchment., In a large bowl, combine cake mix, gelatin, sugar and flour. Add water, oil and eggs; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Fold in chopped strawberries. Transfer to prepared pans., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in crushed strawberries. Gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to reach desired consistency. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.

" MA'S" OATMEAL CAKE AND ICING

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine quick oats, margarine, and boiling water. Cover and allow margarine to melt, and mixture to cool a bit.
• Mix remaining cake ingredients and mix well.
• Spread into 9x13 greased and lightly floured cake pan.
• Bake at 350°F for approximately 35 minutes or until done.
• For icing: Mix icing ingredients until well blended. Spread over cooled cake and put under broiler until coconut browns (watch this closely, the coconut will brown fast).

MAW-MAW'S MEATLOAF WITH SECRET SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Roll out corn flakes into crumbs. If using rolled oats, then just leave as they are.
• In a medium mixing bowl, add corn flakes, milk, onion, eggs, beef, salt, and pepper and mix together.
• Shape into a loaf and put into a microwave-safe baking dish.
• Add ketchup and tomato juice around meat.
• Put meatloaf in microwave for 15 minutes, then transfer to oven for 20-30 minutes.
• Sauce to go over when served: Mix ketchup and barbecue sauce in equal amounts and pour over twice as much brown sugar. Stir until well mixed.
• I pour half over the meatloaf and set aside the rest for my family to add more themselves.