Oatmeal Cake

You will Need:

1 and 1/2 cups water

1 cup oatmeal

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

1 and 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Step One - Boil water. Combine 1 and 1/4 cups boiling water and 1 cup oatmeal. Let stand 20 minutes.

Step Two - Add next 5 ingredients. Mix with an electric mixer.

Step Three - Add remaining ingredients. Mix. Put into baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

If desired, you can use this icing.

You will Need:

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

3 tablespoons evaporated milk

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

3/4 cup coconut

Step One - Melt butter. Add remaining ingredients.

Step Two - Spread on top of cake. Broil 5 minutes or until bubbly.

Notes - This recipe came from Rick Field. I left the icing as a separate picture recipe.