Grandma Snyder's Oatmeal Cake recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup rolled oats
1 ¼ cups boiling water
½ cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons melted butter
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
¾ cup evaporated milk
1 ½ cups flaked coconut
1 ½ cups chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Nutrition Info

405 calories
carbohydrate: 57 g
cholesterol: 47.4 mg
fat: 18.8 g
fiber: 2.1 g
protein: 4.8 g
saturatedFat: 8.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 243.9 mg
sugar: 44.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Pour water over oats, let stand.

  2. Cream 1/2 cup butter or margarine and sugars. Add eggs and blend in a large mixing bowl. Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together. Add to sugars and egg mixture. Add vanilla and oats mixture, blend well.

  3. Pour batter into a 9 x 13 inch pan.

  4. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 30-40 minutes.

  5. To Make Icing: Mix together 6 tablespoons melted butter, 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, 3/4 cup evaporated milk, coconuts, nuts, and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

  6. Pour this coconut concoction over the hot cake.

  7. Put cake under broiler, and watch close so nuts don't burn, about 5-10 minutes. Serve hot or let cool. Enjoy.

Recipe Yield

1 - 9 x 13 inch cake

Recipe Note

This is a great cake for any sweet tooth. It is good served hot too.

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