Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake

1-1/2 cups boiling water 1 cup oatmeal 1/2 cup soft butter 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 1-1/3 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg Frosting...... 1/4 cup melted butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 3 tbsp cream 1/2 cup pecans 3/4 cup coconut

9x9 pan 350 50-55 minutes Pour boiling water over oatmeal, cover and let stand for 20 minutes. Beat butter until it's creamy and gradually add in sugar and beat til stiff. Blend in vanilla and eggs. Add oatmeal and mix well. Add dry ingredients. Frosting..... Mix all ingredients together in pot and mix over medium heat until boiling. Spread over warm cake.

Auntie Joanne gave me this recipe. It is a nice heavy cake. If I don't have cream for the icing I have used carnation milk or just plain milk.