Oatmeal Spice Cake

Servings: 6
Ingredients:

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.