Name: Amish Friendship Spicy Topped Cake
Ingredients: 1 c Amish Friendship Starter; 3 Eggs; 2/3 c Vegetable oil; 2 c Unbleached flour; 1 c Granulated sugar; 2 ts Baking soda; 1/2 ts Salt; 1/3 c Butter; melted; 1/2 c Granulated sugar; 1/2 c Brown sugar; firmly packed; 1/2 c Quick-cooking oatmeal; Uncooked; 1 c Nuts; chopped; 1 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Vegetables, Grains		Cakes, Appetizers	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Amish Friendship Starter
3		Eggs
2/3	c	Vegetable oil
2	c	Unbleached flour
1	c	Granulated sugar
2	ts	Baking soda
1/2	ts	Salt
1/3	c	Butter; melted
1/2	c	Granulated sugar
1/2	c	Brown sugar; firmly packed
1/2	c	Quick-cooking oatmeal
		Uncooked
1	c	Nuts; chopped
1 1/2	ts	Ground cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS

BATTER
TOPPING
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch pan; set aside.
TO PREPARE BATTER In a large bowl, beat together the starter, eggs and oil.
Add flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; mix. Set aside.
TO PREPARE TOPPING In a small bowl, combine butter, granulated and brown
sugars, oatmeal, nuts and cinnamon.
TO ASSEMBLE Put half the batter in prepared pan. Sprinkle with half the
topping; cover with remaining batter and sprinkle on the rest of the
topping.  Bake 35 to 40 minutes.
Compliments of:
Kathleen's Recipe Swap Page     recipes@ilos.net
http://www.ilos.net/~q591b4/recipe
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by q591b4@ilos.net on Aug 28, 1998

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