Oatmeal Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup quick oatmeal
• 1¼ cups boiling water
• ½ cup margarine or butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1½ cups flour
• 1 tsp soda
• 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Coconut topping

• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup margarine
• ¼ cup milk
• ½ cup chopped nuts
• 1 cup coconut

Directions

1. Combine and let stand for 20 minutes 1 cup quick oatmeal and 1¼ cups boiling water.
2. Cream]] together until fluffy margarine ,brown sugar, white sugar , 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla.
3. Add oatmeal mixture and beat well.
4. Sift together the rest of the ingredients left for the 1'st phase.
5. Add to creamed mixture and beat well.
6. Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes.
7. When it's done, carefully spread the following topping on and broil (watch it the whole time because it always burns the second you take your eyes off it).
8. Mix all together and spread on hot cake.
9. Broil 2 – 4 minutes.