Name: Sara Jane's Oatmeal Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Rolled oats - 1 cup; Boiling water - 1 ¼ cups; White sugar - 1 cup; Packed brown sugar - 1 cup; Shortening - ½ cup; All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - ½ teaspoon; Eggs - 2; Melted butter - 6 tablespoons; Packed brown sugar - ½ cup; Heavy cream - 2 tablespoons; Flaked coconut - ⅔ cup; Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon

Recipe information

Cooking:

10 min.

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Ingredients for - Sara Jane's Oatmeal Cake

1. Rolled oats - 1 cup

2. Boiling water - 1 ¼ cups

3. White sugar - 1 cup

4. Packed brown sugar - 1 cup

5. Shortening - ½ cup

6. All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups

7. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

8. Salt - ½ teaspoon

9. Ground nutmeg - ½ teaspoon

10. Eggs - 2

11. Melted butter - 6 tablespoons

12. Packed brown sugar - ½ cup

13. Heavy cream - 2 tablespoons

14. Flaked coconut - ⅔ cup

15. Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Sara Jane's Oatmeal Cake

1. Stage

In a small bowl, stir oats into boiling water. Set aside to soak for 20 minutes.

2. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8 inch baking pan.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

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.

5. Stage

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.