Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 1/2 cup Butter or margarine

• Pasta & Grains

  • 1 cup Quick oats

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/3 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 2 cups Coconut
  • 1 cup Nuts

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1/4 cup Evaporated milk or cream

• Liquids

  • 1 1/2 cups Water

• Other

  • 1 tsp Vanillla

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Description

Ingredients

• 1½ cups boiling water
• 1 cup quick oats
• ½ cup butter or margarine
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• 1⅓ cup all-purpose flour
• For the Frosting
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup evaporated milk or cream
• 1 cup chopped nuts, walnuts or pecans
• 2 cups shredded coconut
• 1 tsp vanillla

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour a 9x13 pan
• in a mixing bowl combine boiling water, quick oats, and ½ cup butter. Let set until butter is melted
• Add beaten eggs, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and flour. Mix well.
• Pour mixture into prepared 9x13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick in center comes out clean.
• When cake is finished prepare frosting by:
• Cooking the ½ cup butter, ½ cup sugar and evaporated milk or cream until it thickens (I use a small sauce pan and cook it on medium high heat)
• Once mixture is thickened add vanilla, nuts and coconut. Pour onto cake and spread it evenly over the cake.
• Turn oven to Broil and broil the cake until topping is nice and toasty looking.
• Serve warm or cooled. Taste delicious either way.