Best Cocoa Oatmeal Cake Recipes

THE WORLD'S BEST CHOCOLATE OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars. Add the eggs and mix well.
• Add flour, soda, salt and cocoa and mix until just incorporated. The batter will be very thick.
• Add water to oatmeal and let stand for a few minutes. Once oats are soft, add oats/water mixture to the batter and mix well. Stir in half of the bag of chocolate chips (6 ounces).
• Pour into a greased or buttered rectangular 9×13 cake pan. Sprinkle the top of the cake with the rest of the bag of chocolate chips (6 ounces).
• Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes or until the surface springs back lightly when touched and your house smells amazing. Do not overbake. Let cool completely.
• For the frosting, melt the butter, sugar, and milk in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Bring to a boil and boil for 30 seconds.
• Reduce heat to low and add chocolate chips and marshmallows. Stir or whisk until frosting is smooth. Pour immediately over the cooled cake. The frosting crystallizes almost immediately as it cools so it's important to get it on the cake while it's still piping hot. Allow the frosted cake to cool for 5 minutes before serving. Or... not.

OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 13x9 inch baking pan.
• In a small bowl, pour boiling water over oats, mix well and leave soaking until cooled.
• In a large bowl, combine butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, spices, and salt.
• Fold in cooled oatmeal mixture until just combined.
• Pour batter into pan and bake for 35 minutes. Prepare frosting while cake is baking.

OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the oats and boiling water. Let stand for 15 minutes or until cooled. , In another large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the oat mixture; mix well. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , Combine the topping ingredients; spoon over top of warm cake; broil about 4 in. from heat for 3-4 minutes, or until top is lightly browned.

COCOA OATMEAL

Steps:

• Stir 2 cups water, milk, and oats together in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook oats at a simmer until softened and beginning to thicken, about 15 minutes.
• Stir 1 cup water, mashed banana, flax seed, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg through the oats; continue cooking at a simmer until thick, about 10 minutes. Fold walnuts into the oatmeal.

COCOA OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat butter or margarine and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt; mix well. Stir in oats and raisins, mix well.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until cookies are almost set. Do not overbake. Cool 1 minute on cookies sheets, then move to wire racks. Cool - store tightly covered.