Recipe - Oatmeal Cake

1 One half cup Boiling water
1 cup Quick cook oats
One half cup Shortening
1 cup Brown sugar
1 cup White sugar
2 Whole eggs; beaten
1 One half cup Flour
1 teaspoon Soda
1 teaspoon Salt
Three fourths teaspoon Cinnamon
One fourth teaspoon Nutmeg
One half cup Raisins
1 teaspoon Vanilla
One half cup Chopped walnuts
Broiled Frosting
One fourth cup Soft margarine
One half cup Brown sugar
One half cup Chopped walnuts (optional)
1 cup Shredded coconut
3 tablespoon Milk or cream

In a bowl, pour boiling water over oatmeal, stir and let stand until cool.
Cream together shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar. Add beaten eggs
and blend well. Add flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg and stir well.
Add oatmeal mixture, raisins, vanilla and nuts. Stir to blend all well.
Pour into lightly greased 8 x 12 inch baking dish. Place dish on inverted
dinner plate in oven. Cover with wax paper. Microwave at medium high (70%)
until tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean, 12 to 14 minutes.

Frosting Instructions: Cream margarine and sugar. Add milk and stir until
blended. Spread on cake. Sprinkle nuts on frosting, then sprinkle with
coconut. Place frosted cake under broiler until frosting is golden brown,
about 7 minutes. Makes 10 to 12 servings.

Recipe by: diane@keyway.net

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 216 by "Diane Geary"
diane@keyway.net on Nov 7, 1997