So I volunteered to bring a cake, even though I had already signed up for a salad. I veered from my standard practice of not making anything that I couldn't blog. I wanted to try niece Cheri's yummy Harvest Salad recipe. And it was - yummy, that is. Since it was a luau, I wanted to make something that reminded me of Hawaii - coconut won out over pineapple. I decided to make the Oatmeal Cake with the broiled coconut and pecan topping. There is a similar recipe in the Swan Cousins cookbook, but the cake and the topping are each slightly different. In the Cousins' book, Geralee's recipe says to put the topping on while the cake was till warm.
OATMEAL CAKE
1½ cups boiling water
Pour over 1 cup oatmeal
Add 1 square margarine. Let cool.
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1-1/3 cup flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
Put in greased floured pan & bake 350°F 40 min.
Cake Topping:
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup cream
4 tsp. butter
1 cup coconut
1 cup pecan nuts
After cake is done, spread topping on cake & put under broiler for 5 minutes. Watch carefully.
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