Oatmeal Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
• 1 1/4 cups boiling water
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup coconut
• 5 tablespoons cream
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 batter: preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
• 3 in a small bowl, mix oatmeal with boiling water; let cool.
• 4 in another small bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• 5 in a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar together.
• 6 add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
• 7 add flour mixture to butter mixture alternating with the oatmeal mixture.
• 8 pour into prepared pan.
• 9 bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 10 combine ingredients together to make the topping.
• 11 sprinkle topping evenly over top of warm cake.
• 12 put cake back into the oven and broil until the topping bubbles.
• 13 remove from oven.
• 14 cool.