Oatmeal Spice Cake
slices (1 cake)
Ingredients
Cake ingredients:
- 1 cup oatmeal, instant
- 1 1⁄2 cups water, boiling
- 3⁄4 cup margarine, or butter
- 1⁄2 cup lentil purée
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup sugar, brown
- 1 cup sugar
- pinch salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon, ground
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 3⁄4 cups flour, unbleached white
Topping ingredients:
- 6 tbsp melted butter
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup coconut, shredded
- 1 cup nuts, chopped
Instructions
- *Preparing lentil purée: Add 2 ½ times the amount of water as lentils. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Stir frequently. Cool slightly and do not drain. In small batches, mash or purée lentils with a sieve, food mill, blender, food processor or potato masher. Purée should be the consistency of canned pumpkin. Add water to thin if needed.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Stir together boiling water, oatmeal and butter. Let stand until margarine melts. Mix with remaining cake ingredients.
- Pour batter into a greased and floured 13 x 9-inch baking pan and bake for about 45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool slightly in pan.
- Heat all topping ingredients in a saucepan; do not boil.
- Spread topping evenly over the cake. Place it under broiler, 4 to 6 inches from heat, and broil until topping is hot and slightly brown. Watch very carefully to avoid burning.
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