Oatmeal Cake

1 1/4 c Boiling water
1 c oatmeal, large flake

Pour over oats and let stand 20 minutes. Grease and flour 9" pan

1/2 c butter
1 c white sugar
1 c brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs

Cream butter and add sugars, vanilla and eggs. Add soaked oats

1 1/2 c flour
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Combine dry ingreds & add to above. Bake at 350 for about 40 mins.

Frosting
1/2 c brown sugar
3 tbsps cream (can use milk)
1/2 c nuts (I used pecans)
3/4 c coconut (I used 1/2 sweetened and 1/2 unsweetened since that's what I had)

Combine all frosting ingreds & spread over hot cake, then broil until bubbly & golden.

From Jean G’s cousin Linda in Redding California.

Dangerous Chocolate Cake-in-a-Mug

1 coffee mug
4 Tbsp. cake flour (plain, not self-rising)
4 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 egg
3 Tbsp. milk
3 Tbsp. oil
Small splash of vanilla
3 Tbsp. chocolate chips, optional

Add dry ingredients to mug, mix well with a fork.
Add egg, mix thoroughly.
Pour in milk and oil and vanilla, mix well.
Add chips, if using.
Put mug in microwave, and cook for three minutes on 1000 watts.
Cake will rise over top of mug--do not be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little; tip onto a plate if desired.

Eat!

(This can serve two if you want to feel slightly more virtuous.)

***And WHY is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?

Because now we are all only five minutes away from chocolate cake any time of the day or night!!!***

Gingerbread Spice Cake

1 c whole-wheat flour
1 c all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground clovers
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 c firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 c canola or vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 c pureed cooked broccoli
1/2 c pureed cooked carrot
1/2 c nonfat plain yogurt
1/4 c molasses
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp grated orange zest

Preheat oven to 375. Coat 9x5" loaf pan with cooking spray. Mix flours with baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, allspice & salt; set aside. In large mixing bowl, beat sugar, oil & egg until smooth. Beat in vegetable purees, yogurt, molasses, vanilla & orange zest. Add flour mixture and mix until smooth. Pour batter into pan and smooth the top. Bake until toothpick comes out clean when inserted into center of cake, 45-50 minutes. Cool 5 mnutes in pan before turning out onto rack to cool completely. Dust top with powdered sugar.

Wackie Cake

1 ½ c flour
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
½ tsp salt
3 Tbsp cocoa
1 c sugar

5 Tbsp oil
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla
1 c hot water

mix dry ingredients with fork. Make 3 depressions in mixtures. In 1st hole pour oil. In 2nd hole pour vinegar. In 3rd hole pour vanilla. Pour hot water over all. Beat with fork. Bake 350 F for 30 minutes.