Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chip Cake

Hello again!

Tonight I made an amazing cake.  Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chip cake.  My grandma and I used to make oatmeal chocolate chip cake all the time.  She lost her cookbook =( but I found a basic recipe and made a few adjustments.  I didn't have any chocolate chips in the house so I used the peanut butter chips. My family has a thing for peanut butter anyways!!

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups boiling water

1 cup quick cooking oats

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

3 large eggs

1 3/4 cups white flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cocoa powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 package peanut butter chips

3/4 cups chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

 

Put the oats in your mixing bowl. Pour the boiling water over them and let set for 10 minutes.

Add the butter and the two sugars. Mix well. Once this is mixed, add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg.

This is what it should look like after mixing.

Mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder in a separate bowl.  Slowly add the flour mixture to the oatmeal mixture, mixing well.

This is what your batter will look like after everything is mixed in.

Mix in half of the peanut butter chips.

Grease a 13"x9" pan.  I use Baker's Joy, which is vegetable spray with flour in it. Works wonders!!!

Spread the batter in the pan.

Sprinkle the rest of the peanut butter chips and chopped walnuts on the batter.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Test with a toothpick, if it comes out clean, it's done!!

And here's the finished product!

This is a cake you do not need to frost. However, if you wish to, make sure you let the cake cool completely before frosting.

Enjoy! And if you have any questions, let me know!!