Date Oatmeal Cake With Mocha Frosting |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Delicious and easy cake, perfect with coffee or tea. From the Great Food Fast cookbook (Dieticians of Canada) Ingredients:
1 cup rolled oats |
1 1/2 cups boiling water |
1 cup all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup margarine |
1 cup brown sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 cup chopped dates |
1/2 cup walnuts |
2 tablespoons margarine |
1 1/4 cups icing sugar (sifted) |
2 teaspoons cocoa powder |
1 tablespoon strong coffee, cooled |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350F & prepare your baking dish (I like using a bundt pan for the shape, but a 9 square baking pan is what's recommended).
2. In a small bowl, combine oats and boiling water; let stand until cool (note: this takes a while. You might want to combine the oats and water and brew the coffee, take a break and come back to do the rest to allow time for the liquids to cool).
3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, cream together margarine and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in vanilla, oat mixture and flour mixture. Stir in dates & walnuts.
5. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in middle comes out clean. Set aside to cool.
6. Prepare the frosting: in a bowl, blend together all frosting ingredients until fluffy. If icing is too thick, add a little more coffee to thin it. If too thin, add icing sugar. Spread icing over cooled cake.
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