Aunt Mae’s Oatmeal Cake

Country cooks have always known that oats aren’t just for breakfast. Even though a big, ol’ bowl of sweet, hearty oatmeal is usually the first thing that comes to mind, oats can be used in all kinds of ways, from serving as a binder in foods such as meatloaf or stuffed peppers to adding texture in cookies and cakes. My aunt Mae’s twist on this traditional breakfast staple was to make extra when she was cookin’ breakfast for Uncle Bob, so she’d be sur