Oatmeal Cake
- Source
- Recipe Keeper (handwritten, p. 111)
- Cook
- 350°F, 30 min
Ingredients
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1 1/2 cups boiling water
- 1 stick margarine
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups flour
Topping
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup chopped nuts
Steps
- Combine oats, boiling water, and margarine. Let cool.
- Meanwhile, mix brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, cinnamon, baking soda, vanilla, and flour.
- Add the oatmeal mixture. Pour into a greased and floured 9x13 cake pan.
- Bake 30 min at 350°F.
- Topping: mix brown sugar, milk, coconut, and nuts.
- Spread on the baked cake and return to the oven for 10 min, or use the broiler — watch closely.
Notes
- The topping step’s timing was written a bit unclearly on the card — read as “10 min,” worth confirming against the physical card.
