Date-Oatmeal Cake

• Cake
• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1 1/2 cups pitted dates, cut in pieces
• 1 3/4 cups boiling water
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Frosting
• 1/4 cup soft butter
• 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F Put oatmeal and dates in a bowl.
2. Pour on the boiling water.
3. Stir to combine.
4. Let stand 20 minutes.
5. Gradually add brown and white sugars to the shortening, creaming well.
6. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one.
7. Stir oatmeal mixture into creamed mixture.
8. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
9. Add to wet mixture, mixing well.
10. Pour into a greased and floured 13" X 9" baking pan.
11. Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until done.
12. Cool on a rack.
13. Frost.
14. For frosting, combine butter and lemon peel.
15. Sift icing sugar and mix into the butter mixture.
16. Gradually stir in the lemon juice.
17. Stir until smooth.
18. Frost cooled cake.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/date-oatmeal-cake-111744 (may not work)