Apricot Oatmeal Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 1/4 cups boiling water
• 1 cup oats
• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup dried apricot, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons light cream (i use milk)
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 cake----------.
• 2 pour boiling water over oats.
• 3 stir and set aside.
• 4 combine next 5 dry ingredients.
• 5 cream margarine, brown sugar and eggs together until light.
• 6 stir in oats, flour mixture and apricots.
• 7 blend thoroughly.
• 8 spread batter into 9 inch square pan sprayed with veggie spray.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.
• 10 topping----------.
• 11 prepare topping while cake is baking.
• 12 melt margarine in small saucepan.
• 13 stir in remaining ingredients.
• 14 spread evenly on warm cake.
• 15 broil 6 inches below element for 3 to 5 minutes or until golden.
• 16 cool.