Maw Maw's Oatmeal Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 pour boiling water over quick oats and let stand for about 15-20 minutes, while you begin mixing up the cake.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, shortening, and eggs, mixing well.
• 4 sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; add to sugar mixture.
• 5 add oatmeal and mix well.
• 6 pour batter into a 9x13-inch greased cake pan.
• 7 bake for about 30 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• 8 for topping, combine all topping ingredients.
• 9 prick holes in the top of the cake with a toothpick or ice pick.
• 10 spread icing over the top of warm cake.
• 11 place cake under the broiler for just a minute or two until topping starts to brown.
• 12 (my oven browns quickly and only takes 1-2 minutes, so watch closely!).