Mom's Oatmeal Cake

• Ready In: 0 mins
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups boiling water
• 1  cup old-fashioned oatmeal, uncooked
• 1  cup applesauce
• 1  cup granulated sugar or 1  cup  Sugar Twin
• 1  cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2  eggs or 2  egg substitute
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon

• Frosting:

• 1⁄4 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 cup  nuts, chopped
• 3⁄4 cup coconut

Directions

1. Pour boiling water over oats; cover and let stand 20 minutes.
2. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Blend in vanilla and eggs.
3. Add to oat mixture; mix well.
4. Stir together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
5. Pour into 13x9 pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Do NO T remove from pan.
6. FROSTING Combine all ingredients and spread on cake. Broil until golden brown.