Somethin 'Yummy for Saturday

Oatmeal Spice Cake (Submitted by JoAnn Peterson)

Recipe may be cut in half for an 8 x 8 pan. "Fran Dawson made us this cake one summer at "the lake" and brought it up to our cabin. It's great! Heavy and moist." Jo.

2 Cups       Boiling water 1 ½ cups    Quick oatmeal ¾   cup        Butter 1    cup       Sugar 2    cups      Brown sugar 3                Eggs 1    tsp        Vanilla 2 ¼ cups    Flour 1    tsp         Soda 1    tsp        Salt

1tsp        Cinnamon ½ tsp      Nutmeg 1 cup      Nuts, chopped               Raisins, optional             PENUCHE FROSTING ¼ cup      Butter 1/8 cup    Milk ½   cup     Brown sugar 1 ½ cups  Confectioner's sugar

Procedure

1   In a medium bowl, combine bowling water and oatmeal.

2   Cover for 20 minutes.

3   In large mixing bowl, combine: butter, eggs, vanilla, and sugars.

4   Add oatmeal.

5   Add dry ingredients.

6   Bake: 350°, for 45 - 55 minutes.

7   Cool.

8   Frost

9   PENUCHE FROSTING, double if you like a lot of frosting

10  In medium saucepan, boil: butter, milk, and brown sugar.

11  Cool 10 minutes.

12  Add confectioner's sugar.

Yield: 9 x 13