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These cupcakes are simply a scaled down version of an oatmeal sheetcake with a broiled brown sugar frosting. They are made from inexpensive and common pantry ingredients, so you should have everything on hand, hopefully including some sale priced butter. If you've got a cup and a quarter of leftover prepared oatmeal in the pot, you can use that here.
Irish Oatmeal Cupcakes with Broiled Brown Sugar FrostingEstimated Cost: $3.00 for 24 cupcakes
1 cup old fashioned oats
1 cup old fashioned oats
1 and 1/2 cups boiling water
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 and 1/3 cup flour (I used half whole wheat)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
Brown Sugar Broiled Icing:
1 cup brown sugar
5 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons cream or milk
pinch of salt and cinnamon
Combine oats and boiling water in a small bowl. Let rest for twenty minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake tin with paper liners. In a large bowl, cream butters and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. Gently stir in flour, soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir in oatmeal mixture and combine gently. Pour a scant 1/4 cup into each of 24 muffin cups. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until top springs back and toothpick is clean. The tops will be flat and slightly bubbly looking. Let cool for about five minutes. Preheat broiler. In a small bowl, combine all of the icing ingredients. spread cupcakes with icing. Broil, WATCHING CLOSELY, until icing bubbles.
Today was also Tuesdays with Dorie and we made this.
Today was also Tuesdays with Dorie and we made this.
But, we really didn't care for it very much and it didn't have any Irish oatmeal in it. Enough said.
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Oooh, such ENTICING cupcakes!!
ReplyDeleteHappy St. Patrick's Day!!
Sorry you didn't like the TWD.
ReplyDeleteWe loved it.
Top of the morning to ya, Prudy dear!
ReplyDeleteI love Broiled Brown Sugar Frosting and with this cupcake how could you go wrong?
Happy St. Paddy's Day!
Lovely looking cupcakes! I like the sound of that frosting. Sorry you didn't care much for the TWD recipe, it does look yummy though :)
ReplyDeleteHappy St. Patrick's Day! Your cupcakes look yummy!
ReplyDeleteThey look amazing! I am totally addicted to your blog!
ReplyDeleteI like the broiled sugar frosting it sounds like a winner!!
ReplyDeleteI just received a email and it had a article about Drop- off Dinners, so I click on it... and it was written by YOU! Great article and recipes. Your amazing!!
ReplyDeleteBroiling icing is tricky. I've been known to scorch a thing or two. Your cupcakes look just great!
ReplyDeleteOhhh... that looks great! I love the brown sugar!
ReplyDelete~Delta Whiskey
Boiled brown sugar frosting sounds really good!
ReplyDeleteCute blog!
I love this. I could eat a dozen.
ReplyDeletegreat looking cupcakes Prudy! We loved the lemon cake, sorry you didn't. Hope you have a wonderful St. Patty's day!
ReplyDeleteHappy SPD right back at you! Love the fact that the recipe costs only $3.00. Who says special dishes have to be expensive?
ReplyDeleteDan
Casual Kitchen
luscious. i'd go ahead and drizzle that frosting right down my throat. :)
ReplyDeleteI am so glad your cupcakes aren't green. All of the green food coloring is making me sick:) The cupcakes look great! Happy St. Patty's Day to you. And you should come to a cooking class at Viking sometime. They are fun:)
ReplyDeleteYummy cupcake, love the brown sugar on top!! Pinch ya back! ;) Happy St Patty's day!
ReplyDeleteThe cupcakes look wonderful :) and so does the yogurt cake!
ReplyDeleteI hope you will join us for Thrifty Thursday this week!
Ohhhhh Erin, those cupcakes look to die for!! Fabulous, simply fabulous!
ReplyDeleteWow! Girl you were busy in the kitchen. Everything looks great. Sorry you didn't like Dorie's tho'. Looks good.
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous little cakes!
ReplyDeletewow.. these are so yummy! and the ingredients are stuff everybody would have in the pantry!
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