RECIPE: Ms. Alberta's Favorite Oatmeal Cake

Oatmeal Cake

Original Recipe Yield - 1 - 9X13 inch pan

Ingredients for cake

1 1/4 cups boiling water                              1 1/3 cups flour

1 cup quick-cooking oats                            2 eggs

1/2 cup butter                                             1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup white sugar                                        1 cup packed brown sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.

Pour boiling water over oats. Set aside.

Sift together flour, salt, soda and cinnamon. Set aside.

Cream together until fluffy: 1/2 cup butter, sugar, 1 cup brown sugar and 2 eggs.

Add flour mixture and mix in.

Add softened oats.

Pour batter into a 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes.

Remove cake from oven.

Set oven temperature to broil.

Ingredients for Frosting

1/2 cup butter                     1 cup packed brown sugar        4 Tbsp. evaporated milk

1 cup flaked coconut          1 cup chopped walnuts

Frosting:

In a saucepan, combine milk, 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar.

Heat until melted, then add coconut and chopped nuts. Spread on warm cake.

Place cake under broiler for 2 to 3 minutes.