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Cider-oatmeal Spice Cake Recipe

	Brazentart / All my dishes 2 years, 1 month ago Yet another winner from the fancy-schmancy restaurant. I served this with cream cheese mousse and candied walnuts Prep:180m Cook:60m Servings:10	Brazentart
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Ingredients

1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal (NOT INSTANT)

1 1/4 cups really good apple cider, from the farmer's market if possible

1/2 cup butter, room temp

1 cup light brown sugar

1 cup sugar

2 eggs, room temp*

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

zest of 1/2 orange

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg (or 1/2 teaspoon if you're grating it fresh)

1 teaspoon ginger

1/2 teaspoon allspice

Directions

Two hours before you're ready to get going, combine the oatmeal and cider and put in the refrigerator. You can cut the time in half by microwaving the mixture for 30 seconds, but the result, while fine, is not quite the same.

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Drain the oatmeal, keep the cider.

Combine the dry ingredients.

Cream the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. Just let it go!

Add the eggs one at a time.

Beat in the vanilla and orange zest.

Add the flour in three additions, alternating with the cider. Do not overmix.

Fold in the oatmeal.

Pour into a prepared 9" round pan and bake for 55 to 65 minutes.

*I can never seem to remember to take eggs out of the refrigerator so that they are at room temperature for baking. So I cheat. Take those cold eggs and put them in a bowl of very warm water. Give them a gentle shake after a minute or two. They should be at the right temp in about 5 minutes. Why bother? Adding cold eggs to the room temp butter and sugar mixture will cause the batter to "break." You'll know this has happened because the batter takes on a curdled look. Not a big deal, but it does result in the final product having an off mouth-feel for people who are concerned with such things.

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jo_jo_ba 2 years, 1 month ago said:
Ooooh, yummy sounding! Going apple picking on Saturday and they always have great cider! I do the "cheat" thing too with my eggs sometimes, btw, especially with cheesecakes where it's important!

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