I love to bake, especially when the weather starts to cool down. Something about this old fashioned cake just feels like fall to me, I think it’s the nutmeg. It goes together easily and quickly and doesn’t require dragging out the mixer which makes me happy. We have a few different versions of this recipe floating around the family, they are all similar but then, also a little different. This is the one my little family prefers. I’m not sure anymore who handed this one down, it’s been around a while. I changed the oleo to butter, much better, and I use pecans which I chop into bigger pieces.
Oatmeal Cake
(In a large bowl) Pour 1 1/4 c. of boiling water over 1 c. of minute oats, add 1 stick of butter. Let stand until cool, about 20 minutes.
Add 1 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/3 c. flour
1 t. soda
1/2 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. nutmeg
Stir all together and bake in large (9 x 13) greased pan for 35 minutes at 350°.
While cake is baking in a saucepan melt 6 T. butter
1/2 t. vanilla
1/4c. cream or milk
1 c. chopped nuts
1/2 c. sugar or brown sugar (I like the brown or even 1/4 c. of each)
1 c. flaked coconut
Cook enough to dissolve the sugar. Gently spread on hot cake then stick under the broiler for a few minutes until coconut is browned. (This happens quickly so be careful!)
Let cool before serving or delicious served warm.
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. ~Psalms 55:22 (NIV)
