Recipes Discovered

Oatmeal Cake Recipe
Chocolate Frosting Recipe

I was in the mood for something really rich and chocolaty, but chocolate cake and brownies weren’t quite what I had in mind. I wanted something a little different. I looked through a 1972 Pennsylvania State Grange Cookbook grange cookbook a got recently, and found a recipe for an oatmeal cake. The cake was supposed to be covered with a coconut topping, but I thought if I replaced that with a chocolate frosting, it would satisfy my craving. >>

The oatmeal cake is a fairly standard cake with the addition of oatmeal obviously. To make the batter, I mixed boiling water with quick oats and then let it cool. While it cooled, I creamed butter, sugar, and eggs together and then added the cooled oatmeal. I blended in the dry ingredients until everything was moistened. I was a little hesitant to add the cinnamon because I wasnt sure it would go with the chocolate frosting, but like I said, I wanted something a little different. I poured the batter, which is fairly thin, into a 9×13 greased pan and baked it at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes.

For the chocolate frosting starts by mixing melted butter and cocoa powder together. I wanted a really rich, chocolaty icing so I added an extra 1/4 cup of cocoa powder. I added milk, vanilla extract, and then carefully added the powdered sugar. I beat the frosting for 3 or 4 minutes until it was smooth and creamy and then topped the cake with it.

The cake turned out so good. It was really moist and had just a hint of cinnamon. It wasn’t over powering, but more of a subtle background taste. The frosting was so rich and had a wonderful chocolate taste. It was thick and had a very creamy consistency. I will say the cinnamon and chocolate was a odd combination but I really did loved it and it turned out exactly like I wanted. Not everyone will like it, but the cinnamon could be omitted from the cake or a different frosting could be used to make the cake more crowd friendly.