Oatmeal Cake

Stir together and cool:
1 cup oatmeal
1 1/2 cups boiling water

Cream the following, then add cooled oatmeal:
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1 t vanilla
1 t cinnamon

Add:
1 1/2 cups flour
2 t soda
2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt

Bake at 350 degrees in a 9 x 13" pan for 40 minutes.

Topping:
2 T melted butter
1/2 cup cream
1 cup coconut
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 t vanilla

Mix topping ingredients, spread on cake, and broil in oven for 3 1/2 to 4 minutes (until it starts to brown).

(From my friend Carole Daggett)