Oatmeal cake
This cake has the distinctive and delicious flavour of old-fashioned rolled oats, also known as oatmeal.
In the basic cake recipe, part of the flour is replaced with oats, which have been toasted, then blended.
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Last modified on: September 20th 2017
For 1 cake, you will need:
- 1
100 g rolled oats - 2
150 g flour - 3
200 g caster sugar - 4
4 eggs - 5
250 g butter - 6
1 pinch salt - Total weight: 940 grams
How long does it take?
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 18 min. | 50 min. | 1 hour 8 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
10 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).Spread 100 g rolled oats in a thin, even layer over a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.
Toast in the oven for 10 minutes.
Stage 2
5 min.
At the end of this time (do watch for the colour and don't let them get too brown), take them out of the oven and leave to cool.When cold, blend the toasted oats to a floury consistency.
Stage 3
3 min.
Stage 5
5 min.
Mix well.Stage 6
Stop beating once the mixture appears smooth and evenly mixed.Stage 7
2 min.
Put the mixture into a loaf tin or mould.Stage 8
40 min.
Stage 9
Leave to cool on a wire rack before eating.Remarks
If, like Louise, you really like the flavour of oats, you can increase the weight and take off the same weight of flour.
For an even more rustic flavour, use brown cane sugar.
For an even more rustic flavour, use brown cane sugar.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
For 1 cake : 3.97 €
Source: Home made.
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This recipe use (among others) | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chestnut Fudge Cupcakes, Toasted almond cake, Crème de foie gras, Scallops with fondue of leeks, Gratin slices with spinach, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelised apple pie, Minted Melon, Pistachio tiramisu, Gravlax, Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, ... All |
| Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pesto crackers, X-Files cookies, Bechamel sauce, Sausage mushroom and cheese crumble, Nonettes, ... All |
| Rolled oats: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Oat financiers for Louise, Moist cereal bars, Cookies, Oat shortbread biscuits, Cranachan, ... All |
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No, baking powder is not needed for this recipe (this is the magic of quatre-quarts style cakes).
But you can add some if you want, this will probably make the cake a bit more "light".
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