Oatmeal Cake With Frosting

Submitted by BamaBelle30

"Easy dessert!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 1 8x8 cake

ingredients

• Cake

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup oats

• Frosting

• 1⁄4 cup soft butter
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1⁄2 cup nuts
• 3⁄4 cup shredded coconut

directions

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Beat butter until creamy; add sugars and beat until blened. Add vanilla and egg; beat well.
3. Sift together flour, salt, soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk; then stir in oats. Pour batter into greased and floured pan (8-inch square glass baking dish). Bake for 40-50 minutes and leave in pan.
4. FROSTING: Combine in a saucepan and boil until frosting bubbles. Spread on cake.