Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake
- Title
- Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake
- Subject
- water
- oats
- butter
- margarine
- granulated sugar
- brown sugar
- vanilla
- eggs
- flour
- baking soda
- salt
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- half and half
- nutmeats
- coconut
- Description
- LAZY DAISY OATMEAL CAKE
Makes one 9-inch square cake
Cake:
1¼ cups boiling water
1 cup Quaker Oats
(quick or old fashioned,
uncooked)
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Lazy Daisy Frosting:
¼ cup butter or margarine, melted
½ cup firmly-packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons half and half
1/3 cup chopped nutmeats
¾ cup shredded or flaked coconut
For cake, pour boiling water over oats; cover and let stand 20 minutes. Beat
butter until creamy; gradually add sugars and beat until fluffy. Blend in
vanilla and eggs. Add oats mixture; mix well. Sift together flour, soda, salt,
cinnamon and nutmeg. Add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Pour batter into
well-greased and floured 9-inch square pan. Bake in preheated moderate oven
(350°F.) for 50 to 55 minutes. Do not remove cake from pan.
For frosting, combine all ingredients. Spread evenly over cake. Broil until
frosting becomes bubbly. Cake may be served warm or cold.
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# Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake
*Makes one 9-inch square cake*
## Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups boiling water
- 1 cup Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
## Instructions
1. Pour boiling water over oats; cover and let stand 20 minutes.
2. Beat butter until creamy; gradually add sugars and beat until fluffy.
3. Blend in vanilla and eggs.
4. Add oats mixture; mix well.
5. Sift together flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add to creamed mixture. Mix well.
6. Pour batter into well-greased and floured 9-inch square pan.
7. Bake in preheated moderate oven (350°F) for 50 to 55 minutes.
8. Do not remove cake from pan.
## Lazy Daisy Frosting
## Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1/2 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
- 3 Tbsp half and half
- 1/3 cup chopped nutmeats
- 3/4 cup shredded or flaked coconut
## Instructions
1. Combine all ingredients.
2. Spread evenly over cake.
3. Broil until frosting becomes bubbly.
4. Cake may be served warm or cold. - Source
- RCA0004 - Vintage Handwritten Recipes 3x5 Index Cards Grandma Grannycore Cottagecore (eBay)
- Date
- 1950s
- Rights
- Personal/Family
- Format
- Printed pamphlet page
- Identifier
- RCA0004-20260522-0064
- Coverage
- Florida, US
Dublin Core
Tags
Citation
“Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake,” Recipe Card Archive, accessed June 26, 2026, https://www.recipecardarchive.com/items/show/822.