Real Food

Ok, I'm past my Sourdough phase. For now.

I found an oatmeal cake recipe in one of my Dutch Oven cookbooks, so I spent the afternoon on the BBQ patio. I used the 12 inch DO for the the cake and I did a pork roast in the 10 inch DO. It all came out well -- T & I had a feast in the evening.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake

12 inch Dutch Oven

15 top coals

8 bottom coals

1 1/4 cups boiling water

1 cup regular oatmeal, uncooked

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

3 eggs

1 3/4 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cocoa

1/4 teaspoon salt

12 ounces chocolate chips, divided

3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Grease the Dutch oven and set aside. In a mixing bowl, pour water over oatmeal. Allow to stand for 10 minutes. Add sugars and butter, stirring until the butter melts. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Sift flour, soda, cocoa and salt together. Add to the batter; mix well. Stir in half of the chocolate chips. Pour into the greased Dutch oven. Sprinkle top of cake with walnuts and remaining chocolate chips. Bake for about 40 minutes.