Title: Amish oatmeal cake
 Categories: Brunch, Amish, Cakes
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
      1 c  Uncooked 1 min quick oatmeal
  1 1/2 c  Boiling water
  1 1/2 c  Flour
    1/2 ts Baking soda
    1/2 ts Cinnamon
    1/2 ts Nutmeg
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 c  Butter; softened
      1 ts Vanilla extract
      1 c  Brown sugar
      1 c  Granulated sugar
      2    Eggs
 
  Place the oats in a small bowl and pour the boiling water over them.
  Let stand for 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Sift together
  the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt on wax paper. Set
  aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until creamy. Add the
  vanilla and gradually add the sugars, beating until fluffy. Beat the
  eggs into the mixture one at a time. Add the oatmeal mixture and
  blend. Add the flour mixture and blend again. Pour the batter into an
  oiled 13 x 8-inch pan. Bake for 35 minutes, or until the top of the
  cake springs back when touched with fingertip. Often frosted with
  Broiled Frosting.