Get the App

Recipes

Find a Recipe Blue Ribbon Recipes Pinch It!™ Feed Browse All Recipes

Editorial

Food Bites & Articles Videos What is a Blue Ribbon? Meet the Test Kitchen

Community

Member Recipes Groups Sweepstakes Contests Shopping

bigger/best chocolate oatmeal cake

(2 ratings)
mtgretna avatar
Recipe by
Pegge Tennant
@mtgretna
Elverson, PA

This recipe uses more oats and boiling water than most oatmeal cake recipes, and it is more moist and the best I have ever had.

(2 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For bigger/best chocolate oatmeal cake

  • CAKE
  • 2 1/4 c
    boiling water
  • 1 1/2 c
    quaker oats
  • 6 oz
    hershey's semi-sweet or milk chocolate morsels - your choice
  • 1 1/2 c
    white granulated sugar
  • 3 lg
    eggs
  • 3/4 c
    butter
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2 1/4 c
    flour
  • 1 c
    chopped nuts - i prefer pecans, walnuts work
  • TOPPING
  • 10 Tbsp
    butter
  • 3/4 c
    brown sugar
  • 3/4 c
    evaporated canned milk or table cream
  • 3/4 c
    coconut
  • 3/4 c
    chopped pecans or walnuts - same kind you used in the cake
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla

How To Make bigger/best chocolate oatmeal cake

  • 1
    CAKE: Pour boiling water over the oats, add chocolate chips, and let stand until cool. Mix together while cooling.
  • 2
    Mix together white sugar, brown sugar, eggs and butter.
  • 3
    Add to the sugar, butter, egg mixture (step 2) baking powder, vanilla, flour, and nuts. Add the cooled oatmeal mixture to batter and stir until well blended.
  • 4
    Bake cake batter at 350' in a 9"x13" greased pan, about 40-45 minutes. Test to see if done.
  • 5
    While cake is baking, mix together the Topping ingredients. Boil these ingredients in a saucepan for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour Topping over the cake when cake is done and has had a chance to cool a little. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream. It is delicious.
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!

Categories & Tags for Bigger/Best Chocolate Oatmeal Cake:

ADVERTISEMENT