Oatmeal Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup raw oatmeal
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 cake preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in medium bowl, combine boiling water over oats.
• 3 mix well.
• 4 allow to stand 30 min.
• 5 grease a 9x9x2 pan.
• 6 add flour, baking soda, nutmeg& cinnamon.
• 7 set aside.
• 8 in large bowl, cream butter.
• 9 add sugars.
• 10 add eggs one at a time.
• 11 add vanilla.
• 12 add rolled oats.
• 13 beat in flour mixture until well mixed.
• 14 pour batter in pan, put in oven for 50 min or until top springs back when gently pressed with finger tip.
• 15 topping.
• 16 in a small bowl combine ingredients.
• 17 spread over hot cake.
• 18 return cake to oven& continue cooking 10 min longer or until topping is golden.
• 19 cool cake in pan on wire rack.
• 20 cut into squares.