Grandma Norris's Oatmeal Cake

• 1 cube butter
• 1 cup (225 ml) Quick Oats
• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) boiling water
• 1 cup (225 ml) brown Sugar
• 1 cup (225 ml) white Sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/1 cup (225 ml) flour
• 2 tsp (10 ml) soda
• 2 tsp (10 ml) nutmeg
• 2 tsp (10 ml) cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
• 1 cup (225 ml) brown sugar
• 3 tbsp (45 ml) canned milk or cream
• 1/4 cube butter
• 1-1/4 cups (300 ml) coconut
• 1 cup (225 ml) chopped walnuts

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 C.).
2. Mix butter, oats & boiling water s and let stand 20 minutes; then add sugars & egg.
3. Set aside.
4. Sift dry ingredients together and add to wet mixture, add vanilla.
5. Beat for 2 min on medium speed.
6. Pour into greased & floured 9x13 inch pan.
7. Bake for 30 minutes.
8. Mix ingredients listed for the topping & spread on the hot cake then broil until crisp (be sure to keep your eye on it).

butter, oats, boiling water, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, flour, soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, vanilla, brown sugar, milk, butter, coconut, walnuts

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/0007B9 (may not work)