Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake

Name: Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: CAKE; 1 1/4 c boiling water; 1/2 c unsalted butter; 1 c oatmeal, old-fashioned; 1 c sugar; 1 c dark brown sugar, packed; 2 large eggs; 1 1/3 c flour; 1/4 tsp freshly ground nutmeg; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; FROSTING; 1/2 c dark brown sugar, packed; 4 Tbsp cream or evaporated milk; 1 c coconut; 1 c chopped pecans; 6 Tbsp melted butter; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

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By Penny Burdge
@PennyInKC

From my friend Debbie - another "old fashioned rustic" cake. It is so yummy!

Her family hates raisins, mine love them so sometimes I throw some raisins in the batter too. If I do, I cut the sugar by about 1/4 cup

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★★★★★ 2 votes5

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Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

40 Min

Ingredients

CAKE
1 1/4 c

boiling water
1/2 c

unsalted butter
1 c

oatmeal, old-fashioned
1 c

sugar
1 c

dark brown sugar, packed
2 large

eggs
1 1/3 c

flour
1/4 tsp

freshly ground nutmeg
1 tsp

ground cinnamon
1 tsp

baking soda
1/2 tsp

salt
FROSTING
1/2 c

dark brown sugar, packed
4 Tbsp

cream or evaporated milk
1 c

coconut
1 c

chopped pecans
6 Tbsp

melted butter
1 tsp

pure vanilla extract
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How to Make Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake

Step-by-Step

Mix together the boiling water, oatmeal and 1/2 C butter. Let set 20 minutes.
Mix together sugar, dark brown sugar, and eggs.
Add to the oatmeal mixture and beat to blend.
Whisk together the flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, baking soda. Stir into the oatmeal mixture just until blended. If you love raisins, now is the time to stir 3/4 cup of them into the batter.
Pour the batter into a greased 9" x 13" pan and bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees F.
While the cake is baking, make the frosting. In a medium bowl mix all the frosting ingredients.
Spread the frosting over the cake, then set the cake under the broiler until it bubbles and is browned.