Oatmeal Cake

Ingredients:

1 cup oatmeal

1 1/2 cups water, boiling

1/2 cup butter

2 eggs

1 1/3 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

1/2 tsp salt

Ingredients for topping:

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup condensed milk

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 cup chopped pecans (substitution: walnuts)

1 cup coconut

Combine oatmeal, water and butter until butter melts. Mix in remaining cake ingredients. Bake 30-40 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven. Melt ingredients for topping in a saucepan. Pour over cake and put under broiler until sauce bubbles. Watch carefully! Remove from oven and serve.