Date Oatmeal Cake With Mocha Frosting

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 1/4 cups icing sugar (sifted)
• 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon strong coffee, cooled
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350f & prepare your baking dish (i like using a bundt pan for the shape, but a 9" square baking pan is what's recommended).
• 2 in a small bowl, combine oats and boiling water; let stand until cool (note: this takes a while. you might want to combine the oats and water and brew the coffee, take a break and come back to do the rest to allow time for the liquids to cool).
• 3 in a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl, cream together margarine and brown sugar until fluffy. beat in vanilla, oat mixture and flour mixture. stir in dates & walnuts.
• 5 pour mixture into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in middle comes out clean. set aside to cool.
• 6 prepare the frosting: in a bowl, blend together all frosting ingredients until fluffy. if icing is too thick, add a little more coffee to thin it. if too thin, add icing sugar. spread icing over cooled cake.