I think he likes chocolate
The topping I used for the milk-free cupcakes (not vegan. I opted for a recipe that called for eggs) wasn’t a messy, smeary frosting, so I’m sorry to those of you who’d been hoping for the traditional baby cake face. I assure you, Thumper was completely stoned on sugar even without the frosting. (I used Earth’s Balance instead of butter.)
The cupcakes were delicious. (In fact, I had one for breakfast today.) For the cake I used a recipe sent to me by Pam, and for the topping I used the recipe sent by Amy. Really really good. I recommend.
You want the recipe, don’t you? Of course you do.
This recipe comes from Food that Really Schmecks by Edna Staebler.
Norm’s Chocolate Oatmeal Cake
8″x13″
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup shortening (Norm uses butter melted to
bubbling)
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla
Pour boiling water over oats and let stand until cool.
Cream shortening with sugar and eggs, add the cooled
oats and the rest. Beat until smooth. Bake at 350F
for 35 minutes.
Topping
– stir together:
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 tsp. cocoa
– sprinkle over surface of raw batter in pan, along with:
3 to 4 tbsp. chocolate chips
Because I was making cupcakes rather than a cake, I only baked it for 25 minutes. I got 15 cupcakes from this recipe.
Enjoy! And thanks to all of you who sent great cake recipes. I’ll probably try them all at one point or another.
PS: His t-shirt says “The Dog Did It.” Cute, no? It was a gift from the fabulously blogless Rachel H. Rachel, I can’t believe how quickly he grew into it!
Oh-kaay! De rigeur cake-face photo. Now we want the merry sand box photo, pretty please.
Posted by: Mary K. in Rockport
Thumper is one happy little boy. I love the photo.
Posted by: Donna in Virginia
Oh-kaay! De rigeur cake-face photo. Now we want the merry sand box photo, pretty please.
Posted by: Mary K. in Rockport
Thumper is one happy little boy. I love the photo.
Posted by: Donna in Virginia
Looks like he’s enjoying that cake… Lovely pic.
Posted by: Asaknitter
Just the picture of pure joy that I needed to brighten my day.
Posted by: claudia
Drat, I was hoping for smeared-with-frosting. However, shiny happy chubby cheeks are hard to beat, even unfrosted. 😉
Posted by: Cassie
Ooooh, happy birthday cute sweet Thumper!
Posted by: Amy
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
He looks even happier than when you pretend to eat his feet.
Posted by: David
Aw, Happy Birthday, big guy! Enjoy that cake!
[sniffle]
My little guy sat on the floor (on a tarp, ha) and ate his cake, with extra frosting. And then he rolled in it. 🙂
Posted by: Carrie
I, for one, am glad that the picture didn’t feature a baby smeared with frosting. I find those pictures kind of gross.
Babies = cute but dirty_babies = gross, for me. AND….I’d hate to forever associate your little cutie with gross!
Posted by: Amy in StL
I know this was nearly a week ago. Happy Birthday to Thumper! Food That Really Schmecks is one of my favorite cookbooks, I was happy to see its name in your blog.
Posted by: karen
Looks like he’s enjoying that cake… Lovely pic.
Posted by: Asaknitter
Just the picture of pure joy that I needed to brighten my day.
Posted by: claudia
Drat, I was hoping for smeared-with-frosting. However, shiny happy chubby cheeks are hard to beat, even unfrosted. 😉
Posted by: Cassie
Ooooh, happy birthday cute sweet Thumper!
Posted by: Amy
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
He looks even happier than when you pretend to eat his feet.
Posted by: David
Aw, Happy Birthday, big guy! Enjoy that cake!
[sniffle]
My little guy sat on the floor (on a tarp, ha) and ate his cake, with extra frosting. And then he rolled in it. 🙂
Posted by: Carrie
I, for one, am glad that the picture didn’t feature a baby smeared with frosting. I find those pictures kind of gross.
Babies = cute but dirty_babies = gross, for me. AND….I’d hate to forever associate your little cutie with gross!
Posted by: Amy in StL
I know this was nearly a week ago. Happy Birthday to Thumper! Food That Really Schmecks is one of my favorite cookbooks, I was happy to see its name in your blog.
Posted by: karen