Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake

Ingredients

300 ml boiling water
160 gr quaker oats
170 gr butter
200 gr granulated sugar
325 gr brown sugar
4 gr vanilla
2 eggs
190 gr sifted all-purpose flour
5 ml soda
1 gr salt
2 gr cinnamon
1 gr nutmeg
1/2 cream
65 gr nutmeats
60 gr flaked

Instructions

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 23 cm 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- one third cups in above recipe. Use 3 tablespoons cocoa in place of the cinnamon and nutmeg. Prepare and bake as above.