Oatmeal cake


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.
103 K 4.1/5 (49 reviews)
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Last modified on: September 20th 2017
For 2 cakes, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 50 min.
All in all: 1 hour 8 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 10 min.
Oatmeal cake
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Spread 200 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.
Oatmeal cake
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.
Oatmeal cake
Use a whisk to mix the oats into 300 g flour and 400 g caster sugar.

Stage 4 - 3 min.
Oatmeal cake
Put into a food-processor bowl, then add 8 eggs, 500 g butter and 2 pinches salt.

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Oatmeal cake
Mix well.

Stage 6
Oatmeal cake
Stop beating once the mixture appears smooth and evenly mixed.

Stage 7 - 2 min.
Oatmeal cake
Put the mixture into a loaf tin or mould.

Stage 8 - 40 min.
Oatmeal cake
Bake for about 40 minutes.

Check if the cake is cooked after 30 minutes.

Stage 9
Oatmeal cake
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.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe110 RDI=40 %760 RDI=70 %480 RDI=70 %7,740 RDI=390 %32,410 RDI: 390 %
Per 100 g6 RDI=2 %40 RDI=4 %30 RDI=4 %430 RDI=20 %1,800 RDI: 20 %
Per cake50 RDI=20 %380 RDI=40 %240 RDI=40 %3,870 RDI=190 %16,200 RDI: 190 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, egg, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 2 cakes : 7.70 €
  • Per cake : 3.85 €

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  • Hello Daniela,
    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".
    Posted by jh october 5th 2017 at 18:45 n° 2
  • Bonjour! Thanks for your delicios and detailed recepies. I wonder if this cake don't need any baking powder?
    Posted by Daniela october 5th 2017 at 16:25 n° 1
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