Date/Oatmeal Cake

Name: Date/Oatmeal Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. sugar; 3 eggs; ¾ c. shortening; 2 c. sifted flour; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1 c. quick-cooking rolled oats; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1½ tsp. salt; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1½ c. dates, cut in pieces; 1¾ c. boiling water; 1 c. brown sugar, firmly packed

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Ideal hearty cake to pack in lunchboxes and to tote to potlucks

Ingredients

1 c. quick-cooking rolled oats
1½ c. dates, cut in pieces
1¾ c

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Place oats and dates in bowl; pour on water. Stir; let stand 20 minutes.
Gradually add sugars to shortening, creaming well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in oatmeal mixture.
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, soda and cinnamon. Add to above mixture and mix well.
Pour into 13 X 9 X 2" paper-lined pan. Bake in