Oatmeal Cake with Vanilla Sauce

Old-fashioned oatmeal cake like mom used to make but taken up 10 notches with the tastiest, rich homemade vanilla sauce.

Why This Recipe Works

Simple — Don’t let the various bowls you have to get out throw you. It’s a super simple cake to make and one bite of this oatmeal cake and you’ll see how simple — and worth it — it is!

Vanilla sauce — Okay this vanilla sauce is next-level. You’ll want to make this and put it on top of all the things. So rich and creamy and with just the right amount of vanilla. So. Good.

Rich and creamy — The oatmeal cake is rich and creamy, the vanilla sauce is rich and creamy, put these two together and it’s just the best cake ever.

Ingredients:

Oatmeal Cake

1 cup old fashioned rolled oats

1 ¼ cups very hot water

1 ½ cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

⅓ cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts - optional

½ cup butter - at room temperature

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

Vanilla Sauce

½ cup butter

1 cup sugar

½ cup heavy whipping cream

2 teaspoons vanilla

¼ teaspoon salt