Oatmeal Cake

Ingredients

 * 1 cup quick oatmeal
 * 1¼ cups boiling water
 * ½ cup margarine or butter
 * 1 cup brown sugar
 * 1 cup white sugar
 * 2 eggs
 * 1 tsp vanilla extract
 * 1½ cups flour
 * 1 tsp soda
 * 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt
 * 1 tsp cinnamon

Coconut topping

 * ½ cup brown sugar
 * ¼ cup margarine
 * ¼ cup milk
 * ½ cup chopped nuts
 * 1 cup coconut

Directions

 * 1) Combine and let stand for 20 minutes 1 cup quick oatmeal and 1¼ cups boiling water.
 * 2) Cream]] together until fluffy margarine ,brown sugar, white sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla.
 * 3) Add oatmeal mixture and beat well.
 * 4) Sift together the rest of the ingredients left for the 1'st phase.
 * 5) Add to creamed mixture and beat well.
 * 6) Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes.
 * 7) When it's done, carefully spread the following topping on and broil (watch it the whole time because it always burns the second you take your eyes off it).
 * 8) Mix all together and spread on hot cake.
 * 9) Broil 2 – 4 minutes.