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Dessert for 20

Chocolate Oatmeal Cake

$2.95for 460 minServes 20

This moist oatmeal cake bakes with cocoa and chocolate chips, then gets a warm milk chocolate marshmallow topping.

Chocolate Oatmeal Cake

Photo: pinchofyum.com

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Butter, 7 oz$0.40/oz typical7 oz$2.80Typical price
Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical2$0.60Typical price
Oats, 3 oz$0.10/oz typical3 oz$0.30Typical price
Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 16 oz$0.45/oz typical16 oz$7.09Typical price
Milk, 3.25 oz$0.04/oz typical3.25 oz$0.13Typical price
Marshmallows and candy, 1.25 oz$0.25/oz typical1.25 oz$0.28Typical price
Total for the servings shown$14.74

Swaps

  • Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
  • Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarSugar and brown sugarFlourBaking powder and sodaCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

  • 60 minstart to table
  • Mediumdifficulty
  • 20servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDesserts

Typical price

$0.74 per serving$2.95 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup quick cooking oats
  • 1 3/4 cups boiling water
  • 1 bags (12 oz) chocolate chips
  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 6 tbsp milk
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 5/8 cup chocolate chips
  • 5/8 cup mini marshmallows

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking oil.
  2. Pour the boiling water over the oats and let them stand for 5 minutes.
  3. Beat the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and eggs, then mix in the flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa, and soaked oats.
  4. Fold in the 12-ounce bag of chocolate chips, spread the batter in the pan, and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
  5. Melt the remaining butter, milk, sugar, and chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat for 4 minutes.
  6. Spread the topping over the warm cake, add the mini marshmallows, and bake at 400 F for 2 to 3 minutes until lightly browned.

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