Oatmeal Cake Recipe

This easy-to-make, homey, hearty oatmeal cake is wonderful for enjoying with a cup of coffee in the morning for a healthy breakfast or with some whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for dessert.

First and foremost, this cake does not contain sweeteners. It is meant to be mildly sweet, almost like a bowl of oatmeal or a mildly sweet oatmeal cookie for breakfast. You can certainly add toppings to sweeten it up if you like, but I find that this doesn’t really need them. Fresh fruit, like fresh strawberries or a sliced pear, is really yummy with this.

What Is Oatmeal Cake?

Oatmeal cake is a very mildly sweet cake that is free of any added sweeteners outside of the fruits that are added. It’s intended to be that way and goes really well with a cup of tea or coffee. It’s made from oats you blend in a food processor and mixed with grated apples instead of sweetener. It makes a wonderful breakfast cake and can be enjoyed with any toppings, including maple syrup, honey, or even sweetened Greek yogurt. This cake is soft but not fluffy, and it’s really easy to eat.

What Does This Cake Taste Like?

If you top this with raisins, it’s very similar to having an oatmeal cookie for breakfast, only not quite as dence.

Dietary Concerns

Vegan – While I haven’t tried it, a chia seed egg replacement might be worth trying to make this cake vegan. But any plant-based egg replacer should work.

Vegetarian – This recipe is naturally vegetarian.

Gluten-Free – This will be naturally gluten-free if the ingredients you use are labeled as such, particularly the oats. Make sure you use gluten-free oats if you have any sensitivities to gluten.

Sugar-free – This recipe is already sugar-free.

Low-carb or Keto – I’m afraid there is no way to make this low-carb or keto.

Recipe Variations

You can mix in some add-ins if you wish. Suggestions are:

• Fresh blueberries
• ¼ tsp. nutmeg
• ½ cup chocolate chips
• ¼ cup chopped almonds or pecans

Topping Suggestions

There are two types of toppings. Those you sprinkle on, and those you spread on.

Spread

• Peanut butter or other nut butter or seed butter.
• Frosting
• Jam, jelly, fruit spread, or fruit compote.
• Date caramel
• Caramel sauce
• Lemon glaze with lemon zest.
• Dark chocolate syrup

Sprinkle

• Raisins
• Walnuts
• Fresh lemon zest or fresh orange zest.

About The Ingredients

Traditional oats – Do not use quick-cooking oats. Traditional or old-fashioned oats are what you want.

Eggs – Room temperature works best for this.

Pure vanilla extract – Use the real stuff, not vanilla flavoring.

Ground cinnamon – Not cinnamon sugar.

Baking powder – Make sure it’s fresh.

Apples – Use the sweetest apples you have in season.

Walnuts – Or cranberries for garnish

How To Make Oatmeal Cake

Preheat the oven to 350℉.

Gather and measure all ingredients.

Grind oatmeal in a food processor until it becomes a lightly coarse flour.

Add grated apples, vanilla, and eggs to a medium bowl. Mix.

Add cinnamon and stir.

Add oatmeal and baking powder and stir.

Mix the batter until well combined.

Press the batter into a small cake pan, sprinkle some nuts and dried cranberries on top, and press them a little into the cake. Bake for 30-40 minutes.

Serve as is or with a dollop of whipped cream.

Storage

Refrigerate leftovers well-wrapped with plastic wrap. This will keep for up to 3 days.

Freezing

This will freeze well if packaged to be airtight. Store in the freezer for up to four months.

Reheating

While this can be eaten cold, you can warm it in a microwave or place it in a preheated oven at 350F until warmed through. If you warm it in the oven, cover it loosely with foil so it doesn’t burn.

More Cake Recipes

• Watermelon Cake
• Orange Almond Cake
• Carrot Cake

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