Amish Oatmeal Cake

1-1/4 cups boiling water
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla

TOPPING:
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 cup walnuts, chopped
6 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

Pour boiling water over oatmeal and let set 20 minutes.

Cream shortening and sugar well. Add unbeaten eggs one at a time, beat in well after each addition. Blend in oatmeal mixture.

Stir together flour, spices, soda, and salt. Fold into oatmeal mixture. Add vanilla.

Bake in greased and floured pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

For topping: mix brown sugar, and walnuts well. Add melted butter, cream and vanilla. While cake is still hot, pour on topping and put under broiler for 2 minutes or until brown.

*My Notes:*
-This was perfect for a Thanksgiving dessert! My family went nuts over it!
-Instead of putting the batter in a cake pan, I made two loaves of it!

Blueberry Oatmeal Coffee Cake

1- 1/3 cups flour
¾ cup quick cooking oats
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg
½ cup milk
¼ cup canola oil
¼ cup sour cream
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
STREUSEL TOPPING:
¼ cup quick cooking oats
3 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons cold butter or
Margarine

In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, beat egg, milk, oil and sour cream. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in blueberries. Pour into a 9 in round baking pan coated with nonstick cooking spray.
For topping, in a small bowl, combine the oats, flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick come out clean. Cool on wire rack.

Funnel Cakes

2 eggs, beaten
1-1/2 cups milk
2 cups flour
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon baking powder

Mix together and put into funnel. Swirl into little cakes. Put on hot fat; brown on both sides and dip into confectioner's sugar. Serve warm.

*My Notes:*
-This is my great gram's recipe.

Chocolate Mug Cake

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
vanilla extract to taste
1 large coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug; mix well. Add egg to dry ingredients; mix. Mix in milk and oil. Add chocolate chips (if desired) and vanilla extract; mix.

Place mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.

*My Notes:*
-Thanks Aunt Chris