Chocolate Oatmeal Cake

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	237ml	Oatmeal *
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Boiling water
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Crisco shortening
1 1/2 cups	297g / 10oz	Granulated white sugar
2		Eggs
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	All-purpose flour - sifted
1/2 cup	55g / 1.9oz	Powdered cocoa
1 teaspoon	5ml	Soda
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
		Frosting
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sifted powdered sugar
2 cups	186g / 6.6oz	Coconut
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter
1/2 cup	118ml	Milk
		Pecans - (chopped)
		Vanilla

Recipe Instructions

* If using minute oatmeal, chop it up in small pieces before soaking it up in hot water.

Mix oatmeal and boiling water and let cool.

Cream shortening with sugar and eggs, add rest of ingredients along with oatmeal mixture. Beat until smooth.

Bake in 8x12 greased pan at 350F for 35 minutes.

Frosting: Mix powdered sugar, butter and milk and boil until thick (about 6 minutes). Be carefully it doesn't get too hot and burn on the bottom, you must continue to stir constantly. Add coconut, pecans and vanilla.

Source:
Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken

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