Ingredients
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CAKE
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1 1/4 cwater, boiling
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1 coatmeal, old fashioned, uncooked
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1/2 cbutter
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1 csugar
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1 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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2eggs
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1 tspvanilla
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1 1/2 call-purpose flour
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1 tspbaking soda
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3/4 tspcinnamon
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/4 tspnutmeg
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TOPPING
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1/2 cbutter
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2 ccoconut
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1 cnuts (finely chopped)
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1 1/2 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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8-10 Tbspevaporated milk
How to Make Oatmeal Cake
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Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Pour boiling water over oatmeal and set aside for 20 minutes.
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Cream butter and sugars, add eggs. Beat well.
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Add vanilla and oatmeal mixture. Add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix well. Put in greased 9×13 inch pan. Bake for 30 minutes.
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For Topping: Melt butter and add coconut, nuts, brown sugar, and milk. Mix well. Frost cake when you take it out of the oven, and broil until the top is brown. (Watch it carefully so it doesn’t burn.)
