Cake - Oatmeal

Cake - Oatmeal photo
Serves 8
FloraFlora

This was a cake that Donna enjoyed when she was younger; I haven’t made it in a long time.

ingredients

  • 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
  • 1 1/4 cups boiling water
  • 1/2 cup butter, soft
  • 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • Coconut Pecan Topping:
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1/4 cup pet milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1 cup chopped nuts

directions

  • 1

    Combine oats. butter and boiling water, stirring to blend well. Let stand for 20 minutes.

  • 2

    To this mixture, add sugars. eggs. flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; beat by hand until well mixed. Pour batter into a greased and floured loaf or tube pan. Bake at 350 deg. for 55 minutes.

  • 3

    While cake is baking, combine topping ingredients except coconut and nuts in a medium saucepan; mix well. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, boil for 2 minutes. Spread over hot cake right out of the oven. Add coconut and nuts. Turn broiler on; return cake to oven to broil topping for about 4 to 5 minutes or until coconut browns.

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