Ever bake with oatmeal? Me, not so much. But I'm an oatmeal lover, all kinds of oatmeal. And who doesn't love cake? Let's combine them.
Chocolate Chip Irish Oatmeal Cake
My in-laws' Irish heritage runs deep. I know very little about my own Irish roots. But Irish oats are delicious (heh), and so that calls for incorporating them into a dense, delicious chocolate cake that wouldn't be overshadowed next to a Guinness. Also great with black coffee or a Fall hot cocoa.
1 cup Irish oats (steel cut oats)
1 3/4 cups boiling water
6 TB butter/margarine
1 cup brown sugar (not packed)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup cake flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 TB cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
Powdered sugar, enough for dusting the top
In a large bowl, carefully combine the dry oats and the boiling water, letting it sit for about 10 minutes together. Next, add the butter and let it melt. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
After that, add both sugars and then whisk in the egg. In a second bowl, whisk together the two flours, cocoa powder, baking soda and optional cinnamon; then add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir in the chocolate chips.
In a nonstick 9X13 pan, pour the batter in. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until center of cake is firm. (This is a dense cake!). Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm or room temperature.
Adapted from McCann's Irish Oatmeal
Happy eating!
Laurel
Chocolate Chip Irish Oatmeal Cake
My in-laws' Irish heritage runs deep. I know very little about my own Irish roots. But Irish oats are delicious (heh), and so that calls for incorporating them into a dense, delicious chocolate cake that wouldn't be overshadowed next to a Guinness. Also great with black coffee or a Fall hot cocoa.
1 cup Irish oats (steel cut oats)
1 3/4 cups boiling water
6 TB butter/margarine
1 cup brown sugar (not packed)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup cake flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 TB cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
Powdered sugar, enough for dusting the top
In a large bowl, carefully combine the dry oats and the boiling water, letting it sit for about 10 minutes together. Next, add the butter and let it melt. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
After that, add both sugars and then whisk in the egg. In a second bowl, whisk together the two flours, cocoa powder, baking soda and optional cinnamon; then add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir in the chocolate chips.
In a nonstick 9X13 pan, pour the batter in. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until center of cake is firm. (This is a dense cake!). Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm or room temperature.
Adapted from McCann's Irish Oatmeal
Happy eating!
Laurel
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