You know that whole thing about eating cake for breakfast? So now’s the time for that. This super soft and simple cake is packed with oatmeal which I think makes it healthy…and might I mention it’s topped with cream cheese frosting so you’ve got oatmeal and cream cheese. Yep, breakfast. Also, can I just say how hard it is to make brown food look delicious? I took 12 trillion photos of this piece of cake to no avail. I tried red hand towels, I tried all white backgrounds, I tried cake in the pan, cake out of the pan… cake without frosting, cake with frosting. Anyhow, brown food’s not so photogenic. But with that said, let’s see past it’s blah, boring appearance and get to the heart of the matter. This is a cake that your Gram probably made, which automatically makes it the best, and it’s both dense and soft and kinda like banana bread, but not banana-y. Still with me? The cooked oatmeal that’s baked in gives it a great texture without really tasting like oatmeal. And I should mention you could TOTALLY use leftover oatmeal. Like if you’re that person who makes a big batch of oatmeal and eats it for breakfast throughout the week, you could use that here…even flavored oatmeal would work, I’m thinking brown sugar cinnamon…oh yeahhh! So let’s get to it. You can whip this up in minutes and it’s perfect for a weeknight dessert, or a potluck meal. Love homey recipes like this one. Just soak a cup of oats in some boiling water… It will make a scant 2 cups of oatmeal if you’re using leftovers… The cake batter is really easy and when you add the flour, just add the oatmeal too. The moisture from the oats is what keeps your cake moist! Let the cake cool in the pan and then frost it with cream cheese frosting! Like I said, this easy cake is perfect for anytime of day! ps ~ we eat this with our fingers around here! Snack cake all the way!
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