Title: Lazy daisy oatmeal cake
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts
      Yield: 1 9" cake
 
MMMMM----------------------------CAKE---------------------------------
  1 1/4 c  Boiling water
      1 c  Quaker Oats, uncooked
           -- (quick or old-fashioned)
    1/2 c  Butter or margarine; soft
      1 c  Granulated sugar
      1 c  Brown sugar, firmly packed
      1 ts Vanilla
      2    Eggs
  1 1/2 c  Sifted all-purpose flour
      1 ts Soda
    1/2 ts Salt
    3/4 ts Cinnamon
    1/4 ts Nutmeg

MMMMM--------------------LAZY DAISY FROSTING-------------------------
    1/4 c  Butter or margarine; melted
    1/2 c  Brown sugar, firmly packed
      3 tb Half and half or light cream
    1/2 c  Chopped nutmeats
    3/4 c  Flaked or shredded coconut
 
  For cake, pour boiling water over oats; stir to combine. Cover and let
  stand 20 minutes.  Beat butter until creamy; gradually add sugars,
  beating until fluffy. Blend in vanilla and eggs. Add oats mixture;
  blend well. Sift together flour, soda, salt and spices. Add to
  creamed mixture; blend well.
  
  Pour batter into a well-greased and floured 9-inch square baking pan.
  Bake in preheated moderate oven (350 F.) 50 to 55 minutes. Do not
  remove cake from pan.
  
  For frosting, combine all ingredients.  Spread evenly over cake. Broil
  until frosting becomes bubbly. Serve warm or cold.
  
  COCOA OATMEAL CAKE:  Increase boiling water to 1-1/3 cups in above
  recipe. Use 3 tablespoons cocoa in place of the cinnamon and nutmeg.
  Prepare and bake as above.