Mom is Great! She Gives Us Breakfast Cake!
By(You know that song right? Dad is great, he gives us chocolate cake! It’s an old Bill Cosby comedy thing. Matt sings this song everytime I make this for breakfast!) (Anyway…)
This is a super easy breakfast that can be made ahead of time…or made fresh the morning you plan to eat it. I adapted my Giant Breakfast Cookie recipe to make this cake, and it’s moist and yummy. Especially with a glass of milk!
“Mom is Great” Breakfast Cake (yes, I humbly named it myself)
1 cup butter, melted and cooled
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups whole rolled oats
¾ cup honey
2 eggs
1 t. sea salt
1 t. baking soda
1 t. vanilla
1 cup raisins, chocolate chips or other dried fruit
Stir together butter, buttermilk, flour and oats in a glass bowl. Cover with a cloth and allow the grains to soak on your counter overnight or for at least 8 hours.
Stir in honey, eggs, salt, baking soda and vanilla. Fold in raisins, chocolate chips or dried fruit. Pour into a buttered 9×9 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Serve warm…serve cold…it’s good either way. Cut into squares and wrapped in plastic wrap, this is a great portable breakfast or snack too!
Who wouldn’t want cake for breakfast? Just watch, your family will be singing to you too if you serve this! “Mom is great! She gives us breakfast cake!”
Hehe…think we should tell ‘em it’s good for them?
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I’m looking forward to making this- sounds similar to my dutch puff recipe from Large Family Logistics. New to your site- enjoying it very much! Thanks!
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I’ve been making your breakfast cookies lately, chock full of dried berries and fresh fruit too. It is so yummy I am not sure I will switch to the cake:)Tomorrow I am having guests for breakfast and am making your Pumpkin Pancakes too. I have the flour soaking as we speak.Thaaaaank you!
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Sounds really good! In fact, I just started soaking my grains so that we can have this for breakfast tomorrow.
I am really struggling with figuring out what “healthy” means. I have been reading your blog for a while and appreciate the way you use whole grains and natural foods. I was a bit surprised to see a whole cup of butter in this recipe though. Seems like a good bit of fat to me. Can you share with me how you determine if something is “healthy?”
Thank you.
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Mmmm, this sounds wonderful! I will definitely be giving this a try… I can’t wait to hear my family singing my praises, LOL! :P
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Oh Yum! That sounds delicious.
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I immediately thought of Bill Cosby when I saw your link. We’re showing our age. :) Sounds yummy! Yea for breakfast cake!
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I’ve been looking for a good Christmas morning coffee cake. This sounds like something that might work perfectly! Thanks!
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Sounds yummy, I will have to try it. Thanks. I am always in the mood for cake of some sort.
Have you tried it with cream cheese or any other frostings?
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YuMMMMMMMMMMMy!
You know I’ll try anything and everything with the word ‘cake’ attached. ;-)
Bet my kids will love it! Can’t wait to try it!
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I can definitely see cake for breakfast working for me to. The rest of the family will just have to deal with the hardship of being fed cake (and cookies) first thing in the morning:)
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Looks like Saturday’s breakfast is in the bag! Thanks for the recipe!
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Ooooh, we’re going to have to try this!
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“Bill Cosby Himself” – a must see for all parents! We laughed when we saw it before we had kids, and then found a whole new level of hilarity once we REALLY knew what he was talking about. But of course cake is good for breakfast – it has eggs and milk and flour, all of which are very healthy!
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Oh, yum! This sounds delish! I”m going to have to try this on my family soon. :D
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My boys will love this! Thanks!
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This sounds great, quick question though. My son has a milk allergy. I have had some success substituting almond or rice milk for cow milk, and oil or Smart Balance for butter in some recipes. Can I subsitute something for buttermilk in this recipe and will it work soaking the grains in non-cow milk? Hoping I can find a way to make this dairy-free for my family!
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I have everything in my kitchen to make this. Unplugging my computer and I am on my way to make this N.O.W.!
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Yummy! I’ll have to try this! :)
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Hmmm, you are all about cake and cookies for breakfast, huh? My family is LOVING that about you!
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I can’t wait to try this!
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1) this cake looks amazing and 2) I LOVE me some Bill Cosby. I wonder if my dentist ever tires of hearing “my libip id on da floobo.” LOL!
Blessings, Whitney
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Well….YUM!
Can’t wait to try it.
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That sounds delicious. Definitely going to try this. TFS!!
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Sounds yummy! I think I only have quick oats though. I’ll have to get the other kind.
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Can you tell me how many cookies the Giant cookies make?
Thanks, they look like they will be very good.
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I can’t wait to try this. My kids love your breakfast cookie recipe!
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Sounds good. I think my kids are going to love this. Thanks!
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This sounds great! AND my dh’s 40th bday is tomorrow… guess what we’ll have?? AND AND it’s all natural! You win cyberhugs!
THANKS
GfG
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Wow…thanks for the Bill Cosby throwback. My sister and I used to watch that special on HBO and laugh till we couldn’t breathe!
Great recipe…I have a picky eater who has stumped me on breakfast lately.
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I am so glad I stopped by before going to bed. I was already planning on making the breakfast cookies in the morning, but now I am SO trying this instead. How fun and delicious.
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Hah! Sounds yummy! Do you serve it with grapefruit juice too?
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I did make it yesterday morning and it really was very good. We will have this again!
Don’t use an 8×8 pan (instead of a 9×9 as specified) as I had trouble getting it cooked through.
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Thanks for the great recipe! I made this for my girls this morning and they LOVE it! I added some chopped peaches in addition to the raisins and substituted Agave nectar for the honey. Terrific recipe!
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I made this this morning and it was delicious–the kids were excited to have cake for breakfast. I had to cook it for 50 minutes, though. Don’t know why?
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i just printed this out to try! thanks!
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So, when you say “1 cup raisins, chocolate chips or other dried fruit,” do you mean that you consider chocolate chips a fruit? Just wondering…;)
Kimmie in Fort Worth
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Danielle Reply:
April 27th, 2010 at 10:39 am
LOL…. I have to say I wondered that too! Glad I’m not alone on that one!
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Wow! I just tried this recipe this past weekend, and my family loved, loved it! It is now my 3 year-old’s favorite breakfast.
Tamara (#3), you mentioned the healthfulness of so much butter in this recipe. A diet rich in healthy fats is required for so many normal bodily functions, I would hog the comments to begin mentioning them. But for now, here’s a good article:
http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/butter.html.
Enjoy!
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Yes- we sing that song all the time when the topic of cake comes up.
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we’re having this tomorrow…can’t wait!
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Okay, I’m trying this one. I will probably substitute choc chips for the raisins, since I am not a big raisin fan…
Toni
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I’m not exactly sure how I came across your blog, but I’m glad I found it! I hopped around the blog and found this recipe because of the Cosby reference. We had this for breakfast this morning and it was delicious!
I can’t wait to try some of your other traditional recipes.
Shannon
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Just wondering if this could be adapted to use up leftover oatmeal – I have a few cups in the fridge I would love to do something fun with….what do you think??
Your blog is a wonderful blessing – thanks so much ;-)
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This sounds lovely! I have been adapting buttermilk recipes lately to make them non-dairy using juice kefir. It works great! Just thought I would share that for any non-dairy folks out there who need a new idea!
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Replace the butter with an equal amount of applesauce. You will cut the fat right out of your recipe. Seriously – I use applesauce in place of butter in my brownies, cupcakes, regular cakes, ect.
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Do you happen to know the calorie count on this? I would LOVE to try alot of your recipes but I’m on a diet and need to know the nutritional info.
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I’m definitely using this for a future breakfast.
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Yep, this is definitely something worth getting out of bed for. Now, if only I had someone to prepare it for me… ;)
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I’m seriously going to try this; I get so sick of serving up the same ol’ stuff for breakfast all the time. And hubs really needs something portable.
Sounds like this recipe also belongs in the “freezes well” section of my box…
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I am so excited! I have everything I need in my kitchen. It’s 11:00 AM right now so I’m planning to the oats today and bake it tonight so it will be ready to eat first thing in the morning when my husband leaves for work. Do you think this would freeze well? I think I may double the recipe and freeze it just to see.
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Laura Reply:
October 5th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Yes, it will do just fine in the freezer!
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I made this for company a couple of weeks ago, and I forgot to add the honey. Fortunately, I used chocolate chips and it was sweet enough with them. It was a little dry though.
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