Recipe - Groundhog Cake

1 cup Quick or oldfashioned oats
1 One half cup Boiling water
1 Bag semisweet chocolate
morsels; (6ounce)
One half cup Butter
Three fourths cup Sugar
Three fourths cup Packed brown sugar
2 Eggs
1 One half cup Unsifted flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Baking soda

COFFEE FROSTING
1 teaspoon Freezedried instant coffee
granules
2 tablespoon Cream or milk
One fourth cup Butter
One half teaspoon Vanilla
1/8 teaspoon Salt
2 cup Or more sifted
confectioners' sugar

Pour boiling water into a large glass measuring cup. Stir in the oats.
Place the chocolate morsels over the top of the oatmeal do not stir! Let
stand for 20 minutes until the oats are soft and the chocolate is melted.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and gradually beat in the sugars. beat in
eggs, one at a time. Add the oats and melted chocolate, mixing well. Add
the flour, salt and baking soda. Mix thoroughly.

Transfer the batter to a greased and floured baking pan (13 by 9 by
2inches). Bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes, or until the cake
starts to leave the sides of the pan and springs back at the touch of a
finger. Cool 10 minutes in pan, shake loose, and turn out on rack to cool
completely. Frost and decorate if desired.

Yield: 1 13 by 9inch cake

COFFEE FROSTING:

In a custard cup, dissolve the instant coffee in the milk or cream. In a
bowl, cream butter until light, add vanilla, salt and gradually blend in
sifted confectioners' sugar with the coffeemilk mixture. Use enough sugar
for a good spreading consistency.

Yield: frosting for the top of a 13 by 9inch cake

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 3240 Calories (kcal); 149g Total Fat; (40% calories from fat);
32g Protein; 455g Carbohydrate; 747mg Cholesterol; 5253mg Sodium Food
Exchanges: 9 One half Grain(Starch); 1 One half Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 28
One half Fat; 21 Other Carbohydrates

Recipe by: COOKING LIVE SHOW # CL9312

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.