Simmering Saturdays: Oatmeal Cake with Vanilla Sauce
Ingredients
Oatmeal Cake
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 ¼ cups very hot water
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅓ cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts – optional
- ½ cup butter – at room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Vanilla Sauce
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9×13 inch baking pan.
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In a medium bowl combine oats and hot water, stir, let soak while you prepare next steps.
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In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nuts (if including).
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In a large bowl cream together the butter, brown sugar, and sugar for 2-3 minutes. Mix in the eggs and vanilla.
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Mix in oatmeal, then mix in dry ingredients just until combined.
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Spread mixture evenly in prepared pan. Bake for 35 minutes until set and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with no wet batter. Allow cake to cool for 15-20 minutes, meanwhile prepare the vanilla sauce.
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In a thick-bottom medium sauce pan (do not use stainless steel) over medium heat, combine butter, sugar, heavy cream, vanilla, and salt. Stir continuously for about 5 minutes until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
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Cut cake into squares, drizzle vanilla sauce over the top, and serve.