Golden Spice Oat Bliss Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup uncooked rolled oats (instant or regular, I used rolled oats)
• 1 1/4 cups boiling water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Topping

• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons cream or 3 tablespoons milk
• 3/4 cup flaked coconut
• 1/3 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions

1. Soak oats in boiling water for a duration of 20 minutes within a shallow bowl.
2. Meanwhile, measure butter and sugars into a beater bowl and beat until light.
3. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
4. Sift the flour and measure it, then sift it again with the soda and spices.
5. By this time, the oats will have soaked and cooled.
6. Remove beaters from the creamed mixture and fold in soaked oats.
7. Sift the flour mixture over and fold in.
8. Place the mixture in a buttered 9×9″ pan and bake at 350°F for 40-50 minutes.
9. Mix all the topping ingredients.
10. Do not remove the cake from the pan but while still hot, spread the topping over and put under the broiler until bubbly and tinged with gold. Watch carefully.

Enjoy your delightful Lazy-Day Oatmeal Cake!