Everyone laughed when I said I would give each of our neighbors a homemade cake for Christmas Boy, were they surprised when my cakes turned out to be “better than store bought.” Here is my recipe for homemade oatmeal cake. Try it. I know that you will like it.

Cake

1 1/3 Cups Water

1 stick of Margarine

1 cup Quick Oatmeal

1 cup Brown Sugar

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 1/3 Cups of Flour

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

1 teaspoon Soda

1 teaspoon Salt

Glaze

6 Teaspoons Margarine

1 Cup Brown Sugar

¼ Cup Evaporated Milk

½ Teaspoons Vanilla

½ Cup Coconut or Nuts

Pour 1 1/3 Cups of Water over 1 cup of Quick Oatmeal. Let stand for 20 minutes.

Mix the Margarine, Brown Sugar White Sugar and two eggs. Sift in the flour, cinnamon, soda and salt. Spray a 7 1/2 by 11” baking pan with Pam. Place the mixture in the pan and bake at 350º F for 35-40 minutes. Mix the ingredients for the glaze. Remove the cake from the oven, spread the glaze while the cake is hot and replace it in the oven for 3 minutes. Enjoy.