Oatmeal cake is a healthy and delicious way to make oats cake recipe. If you have leftover cooked oatmeal on hand, then this is a great recipe which is simple and easy to bake and healthy. Perfect for breakfast with a cup of coffee. Chocolate lovers, make sure to check my chocolate oats cake recipe. Learn how to make oatmeal cake with step by step pictures and video.
¼cupDried Fruits & NutsAny nuts as you prefer (40 grams)
For Softening Oats
½cupQuick Cooking Oats (Instant)(45 grams)
½cupMilk(120 ml)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180 degree C | 356 degree F. Take a square cake pan and grease with oil and dust it with flour, coat it on all sides, Tap off the excess and set aside,
Bring milk to a boil. Pour this over the oats and mix well. Set aside for 30 mins to soften up.
Sieve flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon well and set aside. Sprinkle dried fruits and nuts with a teaspoon of flour and set aside.
Take butter in a bowl, add in sugar and whisk it well. Add in egg, vanilla and cooled oats porridge and mix well. Now add in the sifted flour mix in and fold gently. Add in the nuts and fold gently.
Spoon this into the pan and bake for 25 to 35 mins. Remove it and cool it down. Cut it into squares and serve.
Notes
Instead of using freshly cooked oatmeal, you can use leftover cooked oats too.
Any nuts, dried fruits and chocolate chips can be used in the batter.
Oatmeal cake can be served with maple syrup or honey as well.
Whole wheat flour can be used instead of plain flour.
Serving and Storage
Oatmeal cake can be served with plain yogurt. drizzle of honey or maple syrup. You can enjoy with fruit compote or fruit sauce. Leftover oatmeal cake can be stored in fridge upto 3 days. Reheat in microwave for few seconds.