Cake: Oatmeal Cake

1 1/2 c. boiling water

1 c. quick oatmeal

1 c. brown sugar

1 c. white sugar

3/4 c. Wesson or Mazola oil

2 unbeaten eggs

1 1/3 c. flour

1 tsp. soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

Mix boiling water and oatmeal together.  Set aside to cool.  Cream together sugars, oil and eggs.  Add dry ingredients and cooled oatmeal and cream together.  Put in 9x13-inch pan.  Bake in 350 oven for 35 minutes.

Icing:

1 c. brown sugar

8 T. butter

6 T. Milnot or Carnation

4 oz. coconut

1/2 c. nutmeats

Melt butter and warm ingredients together.  Spread on baked cake and broil for about 5 minutes.

Mrs. James (Jane) Cook

Our Swiss Pantry II

First Mennonite Church

1987