Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake

Recipe Ingredients

		Cake
1 1/4 cups	296ml	Boiling water
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Quaker oats - uncooked
		(quick or old-fashioned)
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Butter or margarine - soft
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Granulated sugar
1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Brown sugar - firmly packed
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
2		Eggs
1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	All-purpose flour - sifted
1 teaspoon	5ml	Soda
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Nutmeg
		Lazy Daisy Frosting
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Butter or margarine - melted
1/2 cup	80g / 2.8oz	Brown sugar - firmly packed
3 tablespoons	45ml	Half and half or light cream
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Nutmeats - chopped
3/4 cup	69g / 2.4oz	Flaked or shredded coconut

Recipe Instructions

For cake, pour boiling water over oats; stir to combine. Cover and let stand 20 minutes. Beat butter until creamy; gradually add sugars, beating until fluffy. Blend in vanilla and eggs. Add oats mixture; blend well. Sift together flour, soda, salt and spices. Add to creamed mixture; blend well.

Pour batter into a well-greased and floured 9-inch square baking pan.

Bake in preheated moderate oven (350F.) 50 to 55 minutes. Do not remove cake from pan.

For frosting, combine all ingredients. Spread evenly over cake. Broil until frosting becomes bubbly.

Serve warm or cold.

COCOA OATMEAL CAKE:

Increase boiling water to 1-1/3 cups in above recipe. Use 3 tablespoons cocoa in place of the cinnamon and nutmeg. Prepare and bake as above.

Source:
"Our Favorites For Family And Friends" The Quaker Oats Compa

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