Chocolate Oatmeal Cake Recipe

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Chocolate Oatmeal Cake Recipe

1 cup Oatmeal
1 1/2 cup Boiling Water
1 cup Whole Wheat Flour*
1/2 cup Cocoa
1 Tbs Vanilla**
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1 cup Sugar ***
1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) Butter - softened
2 Eggs (1/2 cup)

Line 16 muffin cups with paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Stir oatmeal into boiling water - but do not cook - set aside to cool and use as liquid in cake. Sift dry ingredients together, set aside. Cream together - butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Combine dry and creamed ingredients together ---Do not over mix. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full and bake for 12 minutes. Rotate half way through for even baking.

Cream Cheese Frosting
2 8oz. packages of Cream Cheese - softened
2 sticks of butter - softened
Powdered sugar
Vanilla (Pure Please)
Pinch of salt

In large bowl (preferably a stand mixer) cream the cheese & butter together. Add however much sugar you wish - I think usually 3 cups is right - but each persons tastes are different - I do not like it too sweet (I'm sweet enough - Amy - stop laughing!!!!!!!) Add the sugar slowly & carefully - you do not want to wear this stuff. Add in the pinch of salt and vanilla. If your icing is a bit stiff just add a little water or milk (water is cheaper).

*I use a mixture of freshly milled Soft Wheat, Pearled Barley & Oat Groats with a ratio of 2/3 Soft wheat & 1/3 combined PB &OG. I have not tried this recipe with white flour or store bought wheat flour.
**I make my own vanilla and I have to use more--you may not need to use this much.
***I use Demerara Sugar - this is the juice of the sugar cane that has been extracted and steamed. Have not used white sugar or Sucanat in this recipe.