If you thought oatmeal was only good for breakfast and cookies, you need to give this cake a try.
How To Make Oatmeal Cake With Penuche Frosting
Prep:
30 mins
Resting Time:
2 hrs
Cook:
55 mins
Total:
3 hrs 25 mins
Ingredients
Cake
- 8 tbsp. unsalted butter , or 1 stick, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cup flour, unbleached
- 1 cup oats, ground fine in a blender
- 1 tbsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. cardamom, ground
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 cup milk
Penuche frosting
- 6 tbsp. unsalted butter
- ½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed , light
- 1 ½ tbsp. milk
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup pecans , very finely ground , or walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Butter and flour a 9-inch Springform pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter with an electric mixer until soft.
- Add the sugar and beat until well blended.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until light and very fluffy.
- Thoroughly combine the flour, ground oats, baking powder, cardamom, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Beat these ingredients into the butter mixture, alternating with the milk, until well blended.
- Scrape into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake 50 to 55 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack 15 minutes, then loosen the edges of the cake, invert onto a platter, and invert again onto the rack so the cake is right side up.
- Let the cake cool completely, about 2 hours.
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When the cake is cool, make the frosting.
Penuche Frosting
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat.
- Add the brown sugar and stir until melted and blended with the butter.
- Slowly pour in the milk, mix well, and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Scrape it into a medium bowl and cool 10 minutes.
- Add the confectioners sugar and vanilla and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Spread all over the cooled cake.
- Decorate the cake by sprinkling the ground nuts on top, leaving a 3/4-inch border bare.
- Wait at least 15 minutes before serving to allow the frosting to set.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 55g
- :
- Calcium: 185mg
- Calories: 589kcal
- Carbohydrates: 82g
- Cholesterol: 105mg
- Fat: 27g
- Fiber: 2g
- Iron: 2mg
- Potassium: 161mg
- Protein: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Sodium: 356mg
- Vitamin A: 763IU
- Vitamin C: 1mg
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