Recipe - Cocoa Oatmeal Cake

CAKE
1 One fourth cup Boiling water
1 One half cup Quick cooking rolled oats
1 One half cup All purpose or unbleached
flour
2 tablespoon Cocoa
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 ds Salt
One half cup Margarine or butter;
softened
1 cup Firmly packed brown sugar
One half cup Sugar
2 Eggs
One half cup Raisins

TOPPING
2 tablespoon Margarine or butter;
softened
Three fourths cup Firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoon Milk
1 cup Crisp rice cereal

Heat oven to 350F. Grease and flour 13 x 9inch pan. In medium bowl,
combine boiling water and rolled oats; let stand 20 minutes. Lightly spoon
flour into measuring cup; level off. In medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa,
baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In large bowl, combine
margarine, brown sugar, sugar and eggs; beat until creamy. Add oat mixture
and flour mixture; mix well. Stir in raisins. Spread in prepared pan. Bake
at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean.

In small bowl, combine topping ingredients; blend well. Spoon evenly over
hot cake. Broil 6 to 8 inches from heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until topping
is bubbly. Remove from oven; if necessary, spread topping to cover top of
cake. Cool completely.

Both of these recipes are from the book "Carefree Cooking" by Pillsbury.
Posted to recipeludigest by "Sarah Navarro" sarahn@lightspeed.net on Feb
16, 1998