Groundhog Cake

• 1 cup quick or old-fashioned oats
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 (6-ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups unsifted flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon freeze-dried instant coffee granules
• 2 tablespoons cream or milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups or more sifted confectioners' sugar

1. Pour boiling water into a large glass measuring cup.
2. Stir in the oats.
3. Place the chocolate morsels over the top of the oatmeal -- do not stir!, Let stand for 20 minutes until the oats are soft and the chocolate is melted.
4. In a large bowl, cream the butter and gradually beat in the sugars.
5. Beat in eggs one at a time.
6. Add the oats and melted chocolate, mixing well.
7. Add the flour, salt and baking soda.
8. Mix thoroughly.
9. Transfer the batter to a greased and floured baking pan (13 by 9 by 2-inches).
10. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes, or until the cake starts to leave the sides of the pan and springs back at the touch of a finger.
11. Cool 10 minutes in pan, shake loose, and turn out on rack to cool completely.
12. Frost and decorate if desired.
13. In a custard cup, dissolve the instant coffee in the milk or cream.
14. In a bowl, cream butter until light, add vanilla, salt and gradually blend in sifted confectioners' sugar with the coffee-milk mixture.
15. Use enough sugar for a good spreading consistency.
16. Yield: frosting for the top of a 13 by 9-inch cake

oats, boiling water, semisweet chocolate morsels, butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, flour, salt, baking soda, coffee granules, cream, butter, vanilla, salt, sugar

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/groundhog-cake-recipe.html (may not work)