Oatmeal Cake

This is another of my Gram's recipes that I have loved for many, many years. The original recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour. I have substituted this for 3/4 cup of all-purpose flour and 3/4 cups ground oats. I find this adds another layer of oat flavor and a better texture to the cake. This typically disappears rather quickly!

Ingredients
1 cup Oats
1 1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup Brown Sugar
1 cup White Sugar
2 egg
1/2 cup oleo (butter may be used)
1 tablespoon ground Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
3/4 cup all-purpose Flour
3/4 cup ground Oats (oat flour)

Frosting
6 tablespoons Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup cream (milk works as well)
1 cup sweetened Coconut

Process
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a small bowl, mix the oats and boiling water, set aside.

In a medium bowl, mix the brown & white sugar and the eggs until blended. Add the oleo.Blend until mixed.

In a large bowl, mix the cinnamon, soda, salt, oat flour and all-purpose flour. Add the sugar mixture. Beat until well blended.

Pour the batter into a greased 13x9 Pyrex, and bake for approx. half an hour to 45 minutes, or until set. A wooden tester inserted should come out clean. Remove from oven, and allow to cool.

In a small saucepan, melt the butter, brown sugar, and cream. Cook until incorporated, and the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, and stir in the coconut. Pour this frosting over the cake. Let cool, and enjoy!

Spiced Brownies

As I was rummaging through the pantry yesterday, looking for something yummy to eat, I came across a box of Jiffy yellow cake mix. I’ve no idea when I bought this, as it is not something I typically keep on hand. Looking it over, I wasn’t really thrilled with a yellow cake. I wanted something sweet, but not that. SO I decided to hop online, and see what other amazing creations people had done with this $.40 box of mix. I came across this recipe, and decided “what the heck, might as well, eh?” Thank God I did.. these are AMAZING!! We put whipped cream on them, and devoured them..

• 1 pkg."JIFFY" Golden Yellow Cake Mix
• 3 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 dash of nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp. cloves
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup margarine or butter
• 2 Tbsp. water

Preheat oven to 350°.  Grease an 8" square pan.

Combine the dry ingredients in one bowl. Combine the egg, margarine or butter and water in another bowl. Mix both bowls together.  Stir by hand until well blended.  Pour into prepared pan.  Bake 20-25 minutes.  Cool and cut. Top with whipped cream, or ice cream, or...

Simple, easy, and delicious!

Pumpkin Oat Bread

Who ever said pumpkin should not be served after Thanksgiving, has never tried my pumpkin oatmeal bread! This stuff is amazing, and simple to make. Try it either as loaves, or you can make it into muffins as well. Just watch the bake time for muffins, about 25-30 minutes.

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup rolled oat

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

4 eggs

2 cups pumpkin puree , fresh if possible

2/3 cup vegetable oil

2 teaspoons vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Grease the bottoms of 2 loaf pans (8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2). In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients, except the sugar. In a smaller bowl, combine sugar and all of the wet ingredients. Mix well until sugar is dissolved. Pour wet mixture into dry mixture. Stir to combine, but don't over mix. Pour into prepared loaf pans.

Bake 45-55 minutes, or until a test pick comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes on cooling rack. Then, remove from pans and cool completely -- if it lasts that long!

No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

 These have long been a favourite of mine, ever since I was a kid. Easy and quick to make up, and they disappear almost as fast!

Ingredients: 

2 cups sugar
1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
1/2 cup Pet (evaporated) milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup peanut butter
3 cups oats

In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients except peanut butter and oats and cook over medium heat.

Let boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and oats.

Spoon out quickly onto wax paper or aluminum foil.

Cookies will harden as they set.

Plum Buckle

Ok, so the plum bread is a HUGE success. Wonderful recipe, highly recommend it. But, it didn’t TOUCH the amount of plums we had, so I decided to try this recipe as well. I didn’t double it this time.. but basically it makes like a plum upside-down cake. Delicious!

Ingredients

• 7 cups pitted and quartered plums
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Topping:

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. Place the plums into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. In a large bowl, mash together 2/3 cup butter with 1 1/2 cup of white sugar until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in 3 cups of flour, the baking powder, and salt. Mix in the milk and vanilla extract to make a smooth batter. Pour the batter over the plums. Mix 1 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of butter, 1/4 cup of flour, and cinnamon together in a bowl to make a crumbly topping; spread over the batter.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.