Oatmeal Cake

Ingredients

• FOR THE CAKE:
• 1-½ cup Water
• 1 cup Oatmeal
• 1 cube Butter, Softened
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Sugar
• 2 whole Eggs
• 1-½ cup Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• ¼ teaspoons Nutmeg
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• FOR THE CARAMEL GLAZE:
• 1 cube Butter, Softened
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• ½ cups Evaporated Milk
• 1 cup Shredded Coconut

Preparation Instructions

Set oven to 350ºF. Boil water and add oatmeal. Stir and let sit 15 minutes.

Mix together butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, salt, vanilla and nutmeg. When combined, add oatmeal. Pour into a greased 9×13 pan.

Bake 30 minutes (don’t overbake). Turn oven to broil while preparing the caramel glaze for the cake.

Caramel glaze:
Heat butter, brown sugar, and evaporated milk until boiling. Add coconut and continue boiling 1 minute. Pour over warm cake. Place cake in the oven (watching closely) until coconut is lightly browned.