4.7 from 108 votes
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
A versatile and tasty recipe that’s quick to prepare and easy to enjoy.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 15 Servings (9X13-inch cake)
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- ½ cup salted butter cut into tablespoon-size pieces and softened to room temperature
- 1 ¼ cups boiling water
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ¼ cups light or dark brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ cups chocolate chips, milk, semisweet or bittersweet
Cream Cheese Frosting (optional):
- 4 tablespoons butter softened to room temperature
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a metal 9X13-inch baking pan with cooking spray (if using a glass or dark-coated pan, lower the baking temperature to 325 degrees F).
- In a medium bowl, add the oats and butter. Pour in the boiling water; stir, and set aside to cool for about 15-20 minutes (until it is just warm but not hot).
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon.
- Stir in the cooled oatmeal mixture until well-combined.
- Add the flour and chocolate chips (at the same time), and stir until just combined.
- Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes until the top springs back to the touch and a toothpick comes out with moist or no crumbs (don't overbake!).
- Let cool completely in the pan.
- For the cream cheese frosting, whip together (with a handheld electric mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment) the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the vanilla and powdered sugar, and mix until light and creamy, 2-3 minutes.
- Frost the cooled cake with cream cheese frosting or serve plain pieces of cake (slightly warm is divine) with a scoop of ice cream.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 Piece
Calories
409kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
66g
(22%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Cholesterol
57mg
(19%)
Sodium
302mg
(13%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
49g
(98%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 15Servings (9X13-inch cake)
Amount Per Serving
Calories
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 Piece | |
| Calories | 409kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 66g | 22% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 57mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 302mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 49g | 98% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.