Oatmeal Cake

Oatmeal Cake
Kim Blanchard

Source: from a woman in our ward in Portland over 30 years ago!

Total prep/Cook time about an hour

Ingredients:

2 ¼ cups flour
1 ½ teaspoons soda
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
1/3 teaspoon cloves
1/3 teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups very hot water
1 ½ cups oatmeal (I use the regular oats, not the quick cooking)
¾ cup vegetable oil (I use canola)
1 ½ cups brown sugar
1 ½ cups white sugar (sometimes I use all brown sugar instead of half and half)
3 eggs (separate one egg and use the white in the cake and retain the yolk for the topping)
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla

Directions:

Place oatmeal into hot water and let sit for about 10 minutes to soften
Separate one egg- retain yolk for topping
Mix all dry ingredients
Mix wet (oatmeal/water mix, eggs, vanilla and oil)
Mix together wet and dry ingredients
Pour batter into buttered 9 x 13 pan

Bake 350 degrees for 25 – 30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean

Topping:
1 cube very soft butter
1 egg yolk
¼ cup milk
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup walnuts
1 cup coconut

Mix all ingredients and spread over hot cake
Broil in oven until browned - watch carefully

Comments:
This cake has been a family favorite for years! One great thing is that this cake freezes beautifully! I usually make a double batch and put batter into smaller pans and freeze a few.