Mom's favorite oatmeal cake

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1¼ cup Boiling Water
1 cup Oats
½ cup Butter; Softened
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Packed Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 Eggs
1½ cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
½ teaspoon Salt
¾ teaspoon Cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
¼ cup Butter; Melted
½ cup Packed Brown Sugar
3 tablespoons Milk
⅓ cup Chopped Nuts
¾ cup Coconut

Directions

FROSTING

Pour boiling water over oats, cover and let stand 20 minutes. Beat butter until creamy, gradually add sugar and beat until fluffy. Blend in vanilla and eggs, add oats, mix well. Sift together flour, soda, salt, cinammon, and nutmeg. Add to creamed mixture, mix well. Pour batter into well greased and floured 9 inch square pan. Bake at 350° for 50 to 55 minutes. Do not remove cake from pan. For frosting; combine all ingredients, spread evenly over cake. Broil until frosting becomes bubbly.

Recipe by: Unknown source (Mom's Recipe Card) Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 650 by PLK1028@... on Jan 31, 1998

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