Oatmeal Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 C. Oats
• 1½ C. Boiling Water
• (Pour the boiling water over the oats, stir, and let the mixture cool. )

• 1 C. light brown Sugar
• 1 C. granulated Sugar
• ½ C. Butter
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 Eggs
• (After measuring the sugars, butter, vanilla and eggs, mix them together; then add the cooled oats mixture and mix again.)

• 1 1/3 C. sifted cake Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon Salt
• (Sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together. Then, add this dry mixture to the wet batter and mix thoroughly. )

Directions:

• Pour the cake batter into a greased and floured 9x13” cake pan.
• Bake for 40 minutes at 375 degrees.

The Icing

• 6 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 C. light brown Sugar
• 5 Tablespoons Canned Cream (evaporated milk?)
• 1 can (about 8 oz.) Baker’s Coconut

Brown under broiler (leaving oven door open); watch carefully for brownes