Southern Pecan Oatmeal Cake Food

OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9X13-inch pan.
• In a small bowl combine oats and boiling water. Let sit 15 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
• With electric mixer, beat butter until creamy. Add 1 cup light brown sugar and 3/4 cup granulated sugar. Beat until mixed well.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Beat in vanilla.
• With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture, alternating with oatmeal, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• In a medium saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Stir in 1 1/3 cup light brown sugar and half-and-half and stir until sugar is melted. Remove from heat and stir in coconut, pecans, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Pour icing on top of hot cake. Place under broiler until icing is bubbly and starting to brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Cool in pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.

SARAH 'S OATMEAL CAKE WITH COCONUT PECAN FROSTING

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over oatmeal and let stand for 20 minutes.
• Cream the sugars and butter together; add eggs.
• Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture.
• Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 55 minutes in a greased 9x13 inch pan.
• Coconut Pecan Frosting:.
• Mix evaporated milk, sugar, butter, egg yoks and vanilla in saucepan.
• Cook and stir on medium heat until thickened and golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in coconut and pecans.
• Cool to room temperature, and spreading consistency, before spreading on cooled cake.

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.

OATMEAL CAKE WITH CINNAMON-PECAN CRUMBLE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-by-8-inch pan with butter.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, baking soda and salt.
• In a separate mixing bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in the applesauce and vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly add the flour mixture, mixing until combined. Transfer to the prepared pan.
• For the crumble: In a mixing bowl, stir together the oats, pecans, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon until crumbly. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the cake batter.
• Bake until set in the center, about 40 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes before serving.

BANANA PECAN OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a 9x13-inch pan.
• Combine the flour, oatmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Mix well and set aside.
• At medium speed of an electric mixer, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• At low speed, add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk and mashed bananas, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Beat only until ingredients are blended; do not overbeat. Stir in the vanilla extract.
• Spread evenly in the prepared pan, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Allow cake to cool for 10 minutes.
• Topping:.
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Add the brown sugar, milk, coconut and pecans, and stir well. (Or, melt the butter in the microwave and combine with the remaining ingredients.) Spread the topping evenly over the cake.
• Place cake in a preheated broiler about 6 inches from the heat. Broil for 2 minutes or until golden brown.

SOUTHERN PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.
• Mix butter, milk, coconut milk, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Combine flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Slowly mix into the milk mixture. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Divide batter between the prepared cake pans.
• Bake cakes in the preheated oven until tops are golden yellow and spring back when lightly pressed, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Prepare frosting while cakes are baking. Combine sugar, evaporated milk, butter, egg yolks, and flour in a saucepan. Heat over medium-low, stirring constantly, until mixture starts to thicken. Add vanilla and stir for 1 minute. Pour in pecans; cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
• Remove frosting from heat and let cool. Remove cakes from the oven and set aside to cool, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Place 1 cooled cake layer on a serving plate. Cover with some of the cooled frosting. Top with the second cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting.