Oatmeal Cake from Kathryn Stanley
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups boiling water
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup oatmeal
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 ¾ cups flour
- ½ cup butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Pour water over oatmeal and let stand 10 minutes.
- Beat sugars and butter until smooth; add oatmeal.
- Add eggs; beat until smooth.
- Sift together remaining ingredients; add to mixture and mix until smooth.
- Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan and bake 35 minutes at 350º.
- Put the following topping on hot cake right out of oven: ½-¾ cup butter, ½ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup cream, 1 cup pecans, chopped, 1 cup coconut, 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- Mix well and spread on cake.
- Put cake under broiler until the frosting is brown.
Notes & Wine Advice
This is a real moist cake and tastes good warm or cold, with or without ice cream.