Mocha Oatmeal Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons instant coffee
• 1 1/3 cups boiling water
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup butter, soft
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 3 tablespoons butter, soft
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1 dash salt
• 1 teaspoon tsps vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons coffee, reserved

Recipe

• 1 reheat oven to 350.
• 2 mix coffee and water. reserve 2 tablespoons for icing.
• 3 pour over oats and stir.
• 4 cover and let stand for 20 minutes.
• 5 beat butter until creamy and add sugars.
• 6 beat till fluffy.
• 7 add vanilla and eggs.
• 8 add oat mixture and blend well.
• 9 sift together flour, soda, salt and cocoa. add to other bowl.
• 10 turn batter into silpat 9 inch equivalent pan (or grease & flour pan).
• 11 bake 50-55 minutes.
• 12 frosting:.
• 13 cream butter and sugar. add salt, vanilla and coffee.
• 14 beat until smooth.
• 15 frost the cooled cake.