buttermilk oatmeal cake

Ingredients For buttermilk oatmeal cake

• CAKE:
• 2 c

  flour
• 1/8 tsp

  salt
• 1 1/2 tsp

  cinnamon
• 1 tsp

  allspice
• 1 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 c

  sugar
• 1/2 c

  dark brown sugar
• 1 c

  vegetable oil
• 1 c

  buttermilk
• 3

  eggs
• 1 c

  pecans, in pieces
• 1 1/2 c

  coconut, flaked
• 1 c

  oatmeal, uncooked
• 1/2 c

  dates, finely chopped
• TOPPING:
• 3/4 c

  buttermilk
• 1/2 c

  sugar
• 1/4 c

  dark brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp

  dark corn syrup (karo)
• 1 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 tsp

  vanilla
• 1/2 stick

  oleo or butter