BIGGER/BEST CHOCOLATE OATMEAL CAKE

Bigger/Best Chocolate Oatmeal Cake image

Provided by Pegge Tennant

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 18

CAKE
2 1/4 c boiling water
1 1/2 c quaker oats
6 oz hershey's semi-sweet or milk chocolate morsels - your choice
1 1/2 c white granulated sugar
3 large eggs
3/4 c butter
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 1/4 c flour
1 c chopped nuts - i prefer pecans, walnuts work
TOPPING
10 Tbsp butter
3/4 c brown sugar
3/4 c evaporated canned milk or table cream
3/4 c coconut
3/4 c chopped pecans or walnuts - same kind you used in the cake
1 tsp vanilla

Steps:

1. CAKE: Pour boiling water over the oats, add chocolate chips, and let stand until cool. Mix together while cooling.
2. Mix together white sugar, brown sugar, eggs and butter.
3. Add to the sugar, butter, egg mixture (step 2) baking powder, vanilla, flour, and nuts. Add the cooled oatmeal mixture to batter and stir until well blended.
4. Bake cake batter at 350' in a 9"x13" greased pan, about 40-45 minutes. Test to see if done.
5. While cake is baking, mix together the Topping ingredients. Boil these ingredients in a saucepan for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour Topping over the cake when cake is done and has had a chance to cool a little. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream. It is delicious.