Oatmeal spice cake

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2½ cup Hot water
3½ Sticks Butter
2 cups Quaker Oats
2 cups Sugar
3½ cup Brown Sugar
4 Eggs
½ teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
3 cups Flour
1½ cup Pecans
2 cups Coconut
½ cup Milk
1 cup Raisins

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 Combine: Water, oats, and 2 stiks of butter and let stand for 20 min. Add 2 cups each of white and brown sugar, 4 eggs, and blend in salt, cinnamon, and 3 cups of flour. Mix well.

Blend in a cup or so of raisins and pour in a 9 X 13 pan and bake for 55 min. Cool before spreading on frosting.

FROSTING: In a 2½ quart sauce pan, combine 1 ½ cups of brown sugar, 1 ½ sticks of butter, coconut, 1 ½ cup pecans and ½ cup of milk and heat until well mixed.

After frosting the cake place it under the broiler for 2 to 5 min. to toast the coconut.

Submitted By JR BYERS On 12-03-94

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