Amish Rolled Oats Cake

Ingredients

 * 1 cup rolled oats
 * 1¼ cups boiling water
 * ½ cup shortening
 * 1 cup white sugar
 * 1 cup brown sugar
 * 2 eggs
 * 1 tsp vanilla
 * 1½ cups flour
 * 1 tsp soda
 * ½ tsp baking powder
 * 1 tsp cinnamon
 * ½ tsp nutmeg

Topping

 * 5 tbsp oleo
 * ½ cup brown sugar
 * ½ cup milk

Directions

 * 1) Mix oats and boiling water; let stand 20 minutes.
 * 2) Cream together shortening, sugar, eggs, vanilla and add cooled oats with dry ingredients.
 * 3) Pour into an 8" x 8" pan.
 * 4) Bake at 350 °F for 35 minutes.