Sarah 's Oatmeal Cake With Coconut Pecan Frosting

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup quick oatmeal
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 6 ounces evaporated milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 egg yolks, beaten slightly
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 1/2 ounces flaked coconut, about 1 1/3 cups
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 pour boiling water over oatmeal and let stand for 20 minutes.
• 2 cream the sugars and butter together; add eggs.
• 3 add dry ingredients to the wet mixture.
• 4 bake at 325 degrees fahrenheit for 55 minutes in a greased 9x13 inch pan.
• 5 coconut pecan frosting:.
• 6 mix evaporated milk, sugar, butter, egg yoks and vanilla in saucepan.
• 7 cook and stir on medium heat until thickened and golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 stir in coconut and pecans.
• 10 cool to room temperature, and spreading consistency, before spreading on cooled cake.