Ingredients
Original
recipe makes 9 x 13 inch cake
2 cups boiling water
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup butter
1 1/2cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2cup white sugar
4 eggs
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/8 cup white sugar
1 cup flaked coconut
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup cream
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 x 13 pan.
- In a small bowl, pour boiling water over oats. Mix well, and cool.
- In a large bowl, combine butter or margarine, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, spices, and salt. Add cooled oatmeal mixture, and stir to combine. Pour batter into pan.
- Bake for 35 minutes.
- While cake is baking, combine 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, coconut, melted butter or margarine, vanilla, and cream in a mixing bowl. Remove cake from oven, and turn on broiler. Drop mixture by small spoonfuls on top of cake. Spread evenly and carefully. Broil for 2 to 5 minutes, until topping is bubbling and lightly browned.