Irish oatmeal whiskey cake
Irish oatmeal whiskey cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 cup quick cooking oatmeal
- 1 1/2 cups boiling water
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons irish whiskey
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Nut topping:
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon Irish whiskey
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 1/2 cup grated unsweetened coconut
Recipe method:
- Lightly grease and flour a 9 inch round or square cake pan. Set aside.
- Place oatmeal in a heatproof mixing bowl.
- Pour boiling water over oatmeal. Allow to stand for 20 minutes.
- Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in whiskey and eggs.
- When well combined, stir in oatmeal mixture.
- Combine flour, cinnamon and baking soda.
- When well combined, stir into oatmeal mixture. Beat until well mixed.
- Pour oatmeal batter into prepared pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean and cake is golden. Remove from oven.
- Preheat broiler. Spread nut topping over top of the warm cake.
- Place under preheated broiler. Broil for 5 minutes or until topping is bubbling and toasted.
- Remove from broiler and allow to cool on wire rack at least 15 minutes before cutting.
- Nut topping: Cream butter and sugar. Blend in cream and whiskey. Stir in nuts and coconut. Set aside.
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