Ingredients
For Cake:
1-1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup minute oats
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup margarine
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1-1/3 cups flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
For Topping:
3/4 stick margarine
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp. milk
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
Preparation
For Cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Pour boiling water over minute oats and let stand for two minutes; mix lightly. Cream sugars, margarine, eggs and vanilla - set aside. In separate bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, salt and baking soda; add to cream mixture. Add oatmeal mixture and blend all well. Bake in greased 13 x 9 x 2 pan for 35 minutes.
For Topping:
Mix margarine, brown sugar and milk in small saucepan; boil for 1 minute. Add coconut and pecans. Spread evenly over WARM cake. BROIL cake until top begins to brown, watching carefully so that coconut and pecans do not burn under broiler.
