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Distracted Cleaning {Recipe: Oatmeal Pumpkin Bundt Cake}

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This Oatmeal Pumpkin Bundt Cake is a great cake for either breakfast or dessert! 

Image is a bundt cake on a glass depression glass cake stand with a tiffany blue background

Okay, okay… I know I just shared a Bundt cake recipe with you. And yes, two Bundt cake recipes in a row is probably a bit much, but I couldn’t help myself.

This recipe was inspired by a pantry cleaning project. This past Saturday I was bound and determined to get my pantry in tip top shape.

Ignoring the suggestion of FlyLady to pull out only what I can put away in 15 minutes’ time, I pulled everything out of my pantry. Every inch of the countertop was covered in baking supplies, canned goods, spices, snacks, pasta, and more.

As I looked around my kitchen trying to determine what should stay and what should go, I decided that there were some items that simply needed used up. 1 cup of oatmeal, an insane amount of canned pumpkin, and enough powdered sugar to cause a state of emergency in Kansas, I decided to do what most people would do. No, I didn’t put everything that was on my counter away… instead, I decided to bake a cake.image is a dual image with forks and pumpkin oatmeal bundt cake with a blue background

Moving everything aside, I pulled out my mixer and decided another Bundt cake was in order. I adapted the Pumpkin Bundt cake recipe I shared the other day, omitted some ingredients and added some others. The end result is what I am calling my “Clean Out the Pantry Bundt Cake”.

It’s a Pumpkin and Oatmeal Bundt Cake with a powdered sugar dusting and it was delicious. In fact, we ate it for breakfast the next morning… couldn’t be any worse for you than a muffin, could it?

Pinterest Graphic Image of Oatmeal Pumpkin Bundt Cake with one slice removed on a blue background

Anyway, Bundt Cake, if you are wondering, is a great distraction. I think you should stop what you’re doing right now and go make one yourself. Cleaning can wait, right?

 

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Recipe: Oatmeal Pumpkin Bundt Cake

Oatmeal Pumpkin Bundt Cake is perfect for breakfast or dessert!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword bundt cake, dessert, pumpkin
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 12
Author Kristen

Ingredients

  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup quick cooking oatmeal
  • 1/4 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan (I use Pam Baking spray).
  • Place 1 cup oatmeal in a small bowl. Pour 1/4 cup boiling water over the oatmeal and stir together. Allow oatmeal and water to sit for 10 minutes.
  • Add sugar and butter to a large mixing bowl. Beat on low until light and fluffy.
  • Slowly add the eggs, one at a time, and continue mixing until well incorporated.
  • Add the pumpkin, oatmeal/water mixture and vanilla, mixing on slow speed until well blended.
  • While mixer is still going on slow, add the flour, one cup at a time. Next, add the pumpkin spice, baking soda and salt. Blend until well incorporated.
  • Pour cake batter into prepared Bundt cake. Bake for 60 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clear.
  • Allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes then invert onto a large cake plate. If desired, dust with powdered sugar.

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  2. Pat Wogan says

    That looks delicious…and by the way, your cakeplate goes quite well with it! Glad to see you are using it. I wouldn’t put it in the dishwasher, tho’.

  5. Hopie says

    I am a big fan of the cook-to-clean philosophy. I too clean out my pantry that way. My refrigerator as well. It sounds counter intuitive, but it’s such a delicious way to go. That cake looks amazing. I wish I had a bundt pan!

  6. Julia says

    It’s on my list to clean the pantry this week. I’m sceeeeerd of what I may find. Although, maybe Ill find all the ingredients I need for this. Then get distracted, make cake, then eat cake. That’s not such a bad tradeoff 😉

  10. Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray says

    This is so great! Any pumpkin recipes make me glad it’s fall, but there’s something about Bundt cake that holds a special place in my heart–and this one’s even better because it’s got oatmeal in it! I’ve got a soft spot for oatmeal baked goods, too. 🙂

  12. MikeVFMK says

    Bundt cake. Pumpkin. Thank goodness for fall and this recipe. I could see myself getting lost in a book by the fireplace with a slice of this and a steaming hot cup of tea. So good!

  15. ErinsFoodFiles says

    I adore bundt cakes. I certainly do not make them often enough! I have a Browned Butter Pumpkin Bundt Cake in my blog, by the way. I love your addition of oatmeal! Maybe I’ll try yours this year!

  18. Ani L. Arambula (afotogirl) says

    I have so many tools in my kitchen and I just realized that a Bundt cake pan isn’t one of them! This looks and sounds so d’lish that I’m going to have to go out to the supply store and pick up a pan! Seriously!

    And now I’m drinking my morning cuppa wishing I had a little something sweet like this to go along with it. 🙂

  24. Kristen says

    Pumpkin anything grabs my attention. Sounds like a delicious cake! I especially love anything that uses oats as well. So happy its pumpkin flavor time of year again!

  25. Foodiewife says

    I love Flylady, and have been following her Zones for a few years. I never get tired of pumpkin. I see a future morning cake with coffee. Brilliant way to declutter your pantry, and I get to benefit from it!

  27. Jeanette says

    I haven’t had bundt cake in so long – I’m sure my pan is sitting way back in one of my closets! Love the idea of cleaning out your pantry and coming up with something as fabulous as your oatmeal pumpkin cake!

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  33. Gabrielle says

    Looks delicious but anyway to cut the amount of butter to make it healthier? Anyone try with a mix of applesauce and butter?
    Thanks!

    • Kristen says

      I haven’t tried it with Applesauce but I bet that would totally work! I can’t imagine why it wouldn’t – but haven’t tried it.

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