Dede's Oatmeal Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup quick oatmeal
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 6 tablespoons heavy cream or 6 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups coconut flakes
• 3/4 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 place quick oats in a bowl and pour boiling water over the top. stir and set aside.
• 3 cream butter with sugar and brown sugar.
• 4 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 add vanilla extract.
• 6 in a separate bowl combine flour and spices.
• 7 add cooked oatmeal and the flour mixture to the butter mixture.
• 8 stir until just combined.
• 9 pour cake batter into a greased 9x13 cake pan.
• 10 bake at 350 for 25 - 35 minutes.
• 11 frosting:.
• 12 combine all frosting ingredients in a sauce pan.
• 13 bring to a rolling boil for 1 minute.
• 14 pour over hot cake.
• 15 allow cake to cool before slicing.