Title: Oatmeal Spice Cake
Categories: Cake
Yield: 6 Servings

2 1/2	c	Hot water
3 1/2		Sticks Butter
2	c	Quaker Oats
2	c	Sugar
3 1/2	c	Brown Sugar
4		Eggs
1/2	ts	Salt
2	ts	Baking Soda
2	ts	Cinnamon
3	c	Flour
1 1/2	c	Pecans
2	c	Coconut
1/2	c	Milk
1	c	Raisins

Preheat oven to 350 Combine: Water, oats, and 2 stiks of butter and let stand for 20 min. Add 2 cups each of white and brown sugar, 4 eggs, and blend in salt, cinnamon, and 3 cups of flour. Mix well. Blend in a cup or so of raisins and pour in a 9 X 13 pan and bake for 55 min. Cool before spreading on frosting.

FROSTING: In a 2 1/2 quart sauce pan, combine 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar, 1 1/2 sticks of butter, coconut, 1 1/2 cup pecans and 1/2 cup of milk and heat until well mixed.

After frosting the cake place it under the broiler for 2 to 5 min. to toast the coconut.

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