OATMEAL CAKE WITH BROILED FROSTING
This is Frances’s favorite. It is usually her birthday cake
1 c. oat meal (regular)
1 1/3 c. flour
1 ¼ c. boiling water
1 t. cinnamon
1 stick butter
½ t. salt
1 c. brown sugar
1 t. soda
1 c. sugar
1 t. vanilla
2 beaten eggs
Pour boiling water over oat meal and butter. Stir in sugars. Beat in eggs. Stir in sifted ingredients. Bake 350 degrees 35 to 40 minutes in a 7 ½” x 11” pan.
TOPPING
1 c. brown sugar
½ c. evaporated milk (not sweetened condensed)
1 stick butter
½ c. coconut
½ c. chopped pecans
Boil three minutes. Spoon over cake right from oven and broil until bubbly. (Not brown)
Elizabeth Lamb
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This oatmeal cake was delish. I can hardly wait until Fran's next birthday. Thanks for sharing the cake and the recipe.