So I’ve decided to kick off 2011 with this amazing recipe for Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake and a $100 Williams-Sonoma gift card giveaway. Williams-Sonoma is such a wonderful resource for high quality cooking tools, cookbooks and food items. Over the years, the many gadgets I’ve purchased from WS (including the mixer used to make this cake) have helped me achieve better results in the kitchen. I am hoping that this giveaway will do the same for one lucky winner! Continue reading for a recipe and giveaway details.
Since this is my first giveaway on Kitchen Konfidence, I want to make it a fun one! Over the next four weeks, I am going to give you several interactive chances to put your name in the running for the gift card. This week, all you need to do is sign up for the Kitchen Konfidence weekly recipe email list* for a chance to win. After you subscribe, please leave me a comment below so I can put a name to your email address.
Each Thursday, I will announce a new way to win:
Week 1: Sign up for the Kitchen Konfidence weekly recipe list and leave a comment below.
Week 2: Will be announced on January 20.
Week 3: Will be announced on January 27.
Week 4: Will be announced on February 3.
You can enter to win at any point between January 13, 2010 and February 4, 2010. A winner will be selected at random on Saturday, February 5, 2010. Please note that the Williams-Sonoma gift card can only be used in the United States and Puerto Rico. Good luck to all who enter and thank you so much for participating. This is going to be exciting!!! And now on to the recipe…
I am only going to give this cake a brief introduction because to be honest, it’s just unreal. The cake is moist and full of mouthwatering flavor and texture. The frosting is TDF (to die for).
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake
Adapted from Baked Explorations.
For the cake:
8 oz. chocolate chips (I used 4 oz. semi sweet and 4 oz. bittersweet)
½ teaspoon rum, bourbon, Scotch, or your liquor of choice
1 ½ cups plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 cup rolled oats (old fashioned, not instant)
1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, cut into cubes, room temperature
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 ¼ cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
½ teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
For the frosting:
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
5 ½ oz. cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Bring a kettle full of water to a boil. You will need 1 ¼ cups of boiling water to soak the oats.
In a small bowl, toss chocolate chips with rum. Each chip should be coated and glistening. Sprinkle the chocolate chips with 2 tablespoons flour and toss until coated. This will keep the chocolate chips from sinking to the bottom during baking. Set aside.
Add rolled outs and cubed butter to a large bowl. Measure out 1 ¼ cups of boiling water and pour over oats and butter. Gentle stir to moisten the oats and melt the butter. Set aside for 25 minutes.
While the oats are soaking, preheat your oven to 375°F and place a rack in the center of the oven. Butter a 9 by 13 baking dish and set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, granulated sugar, dark brown sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon until combined. Add the oatmeal butter mixture and stir until well combined. Add the remaining flour and gently fold in. Be careful not to overmix here. Once the flour is completely incorporated, fold in the chocolate chips. Carefully pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
Bake for 35 – 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Let the cake cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes.
While the cake is cooling, prepare the cream cheese frosting. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix butter on medium speed until smooth. Add the softened cream cheese and mix on medium until combined.
Add the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla extract and mix for a few seconds on low. Increase the speed to medium and beat until smooth (about 1 to 2 minutes). Transfer the frosting to a smaller bowl, cover and refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.
To assemble the cake, simply spread the frosting over the cooled cake in an even layer. You can chill the cake for 15 minutes to let the frosting set; however, I couldn’t wait that long and sliced a piece immediately.
Makes one 9 x 13 cake.
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Mmm, I love just about anything with cream cheese
frosting!
Oh my goodness, that cake looks incredible! I think I’ll
whip that up this weekend for Sunday brunch — thank you so much!
=) And I just subscribed for an email newsletter, I can’t wait
(ashleyso2030@gmail.com)!
I just made this cake the other day and both enjoy it and am confused by it. Its almost as though I just didn’t know what to expect from it. I enjoyed it a lot, just surprised by it.
YUM!
Hi Brandon, Your photography is beautiful! Thank you for
providing so many yummy recipes. I look forward to each post.
-Stephanie
You’ve convinced me! I have an oatmeal cake that I like very much, one of my favorites. But it doesn’t have bourbon or chocolate chips. Does have dates and nuts. Couldn’t hurt, could it?
I subscribed under onlyforjunkandfbook@gmail.com.
Cheers!
I subscribed! What an amazing cake to compliment such a
lovely giveaway!
What a great giveaway! I adore Williams-Sonoma — I’m
pretty sure $100 would disappear in a flash. Signed up for your
recipes, thanks for running this contest!
I signed up for your blog! Excited for the giveaway too!
Oh my that IS the best cake! Mouth watering…yummmmmy…great job!
Just signed up!
I am a new subscriber! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I want
to try this recipe,looks so fabulous
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I love oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, so this is right up
my alley!
Cake looks wonderful and I signed up for your email. i know exactly what I would do with the gift card!
Thanks for the chance to win. I subscribed under
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Signed up, love the site!
Cream cheese frosting makes anything better………the
cake looks spectacular! Gotta try it today.
Hello from a fellow Gburg alum who has been following your
cooking exploits! This recipe looks divine! I can’t wait to try it.
Thanks Brandon
I am already a subscriber. I was just looking for an
oatmeal cake recipe, think I will add some bananas and give this
one a try…
Looks delicious!!
That’s a very impressive giveaway for your first one. How did you manage to get that? Oh, nice recipe as well.
I am now subscribing via email. Thank you so much for the
opportunity to enter. dizzybloom(at)gmail(dot)com
This looks great! I would DEFINITELY choose Scotch as my liquor of choice
Your recipes all look fantastic bro! But seriously, only
1/2 tsp of liquor?!?!? Looking forward to trying this one
soon!
subscribed and confirmed
My birthday is Saturday and I
was looking for a different
I love desserts that give a new twist on classics. Can’t
wait to try this cake! Oh, and I’ve subscribed!
email subscriber!!
I can’t wait too try this cake. Looks like it would taste
great. Wonderful idea for the giveaway too. Keep sharing the great
recipes and Kitchen Konfidence…
Your cake looks wonderful, especially the frosting. I signed up via email.
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Wonderful giveaway! Williams-Sonoma is one of my favorite
stores. It is such a nice feeling just walking through the door.
Great looking cake too.
you never asked for the mailing address ot send the cake
to? Hmmm… hehe
looks heavenly- loved the recipe!
What a great cake, with simple ingredients that I already have in my pantry! I’m bookmarking this one! I just signed up for the e-mail:)
Man that looks good. Oatmeal and chocolate chips….I’m in!
Confirmed email subscription — I’m in!
I’m a subscriber! I love your blog and I love my Williams Sonoma gadgets too!
This cake looks yummy! It’s one of my favorite cookies…I bet it’s makes for an anazing cake too!
I subscribed! That recipe looks amazing!
You had me at “chocolate chip”… Starting to think (more
like limit myself!) about what I’ll be spending that $100 WS gift
card on.
Fun! Found your blog via your link in the comments at The
Kitchn and subscribed
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Thanks for the opportunity to win such a great prize. I’ve
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recipes so far. I’m happy to add your blog to my regular online
haunts.
I just subscribed
and signed up to follow you on Google
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Thanks for the giveaway!!!
Recipes like this make me want to eat sugar again!
That cake looks delicious
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake sounds fantastic!
@Rachel Agreed. Moving forward, this is going to be my go to recipe for cream cheese frosting. The ratios are spot on.
@Kita Yeah I was surprised as well. Surprised about how unbelievably delicious this cake is!! The smell while cooking is almost intoxicating and the taste gave me chills (I know I’m a dork, but it really did happen). What’s shocking is that there are no crazy ingredients. Spectacular results with everyday items.
@Rosemary Nuts would be a wonderful addition. I’m partial to walnuts.
@Fight the Fat Foodie What would you get?
@Lauren So glad you are enjoying my site! I love hearing from fellow alums
@The Chocolate Priestess Thanks! This prize is actually coming out of my own pocket
Not donated by WS. I’ve enjoyed the many months of interacting with you all and I wanted to host this giveaway to say thank you!
@Quickel Yo dude! Good to hear from you. Let me know how that cake turns out. Feel free to take shots while eating it to bump up the alcoholic experience
@Felice I love walking through the doors of WS as well. So comforting. The only thing more comforting is walking through the doors of west elm or a perhaps a simmer pot of homemade tomato sauce (Grandma’s recipe)!
@Kara HA!!! One of my friends asked me that question when he saw the article. He said “how are you planning on shipping the cake?” HA! So just to clarify… I will not be giving away an Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake
@Sarah Seriously. I wouldn’t be able to keep up on all of the website I read without the help of Google Reader. I actually don’t know how I previously lived without it.
@everyone else Thank you so much for the beautiful comments and participation.
Cake looks delicious!
subcribed to the email list!
Ooooh…a cake with rum. Sounds good to me!
Found you
through Twitter (thanks, BTW!) and subscribed.
Happy to have stumbled upon on you!
I love that cookbook! I haven’t tried this recipe yet, but
sure will now! Also, I just subscribed for the email newsletter,
exciting! (katiejlin@gmail.com) Best, Katie
Subscribed
This cake sounds amazing!
Yum! This cake looks delicious!
Any dessert with rum sounds like a great idea to
me!
Subscribed, but barely got past the recipe… oh
man…
Subscribed!
This recipe looks pretty tasty.
What a great way to kick off the new year.
Interesting combo. I’d like to try it!
Subscribed! That cake looks sooo good. Maybe I can have my birthday weekly to have an excuse to bake it?
I just subscribed! I can’t wait to hear more! This cake looks amazing!!!!! I currently have about a quarter of the WS Cloche Cafe cake left in my fridge, I think I might tackle this oatmeal cake next! Thank you for the recipe AND the offer of the giveaway! I LOVE WS!!!!!!
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This sounds amazing! Just found you through the Kitchn’s comments! Hope you will check out my blog too!
Just subscribed! I’m new to your site, and also fairly new
to cooking, so I think I’ll have fun poking around.=)
Man, I could spend that 100 times over!
That looks yummy!
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giveaway and the tasty recipes!
I signed up! And this looks delicious!
subscribed. Looks good!
Everything you post on Facebook looks delish, so I finally
decided to check out “Kitchen Konfidential”. I had no idea it was
all YOUR recipes!! I’m super impressed and can’t wait to try out a
few of your recipes!!
Ooops…I meant “Kitchen Konfidence”
I absolutely love it when I find the most amazing blogs,
and awesome recipes! This cake looks absolutely delicious. What a
wonderful contest. New follower, and subscribed!
I signed up, thanks so much for the chance!
Nice blog.
I signed up for the Kitchen Konfidence weekly recipe
email.
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yummy looking cake!
Cake looks uh-may-zing. I subscribed via email! amahnke (at) gmail (dot) com.
You have some fantastic recipes. Thank you for doing this.
I subscribed to your weekly emails. I love any baked item with oatmeal because it makes me feel less guilty eating it!
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looks delicious!
I am already a subscriber. Thanks for the recipe . . . with the oatmeal in it, I’m thinking it must be good for me. Sounds delish!
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I just subscribed. woot! those cookies look amazing.
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I’m just making this. it hasn’t come out of the oven yet and I can already tell it’ll be perfect.
thanks for sharing this great recipe!
Please enter me in the drawing, and keep up the great recipes!!! Thank you.