2 1/2 c Hot water
3 1/2 Sticks Butter
2 c Quaker Oats
2 c Sugar
3 1/2 c Brown Sugar
4 Eggs
1/2 ts Salt
2 ts Baking Soda
2 ts Cinnamon
3 c Flour
1 1/2 c Pecans
2 c Coconut
1/2 c Milk
1 c Raisins
Preheat oven to 350 Combine: Water, oats, and 2 stiks of butter and let
stand for 20 min. Add 2 cups each of white and brown sugar, 4 eggs, and
blend in salt, cinnamon, and 3 cups of flour. Mix well. Blend in a cup or
so of raisins and pour in a 9 X 13 pan and bake for 55 min. Cool before
spreading on frosting.
FROSTING: In a 2 1/2 quart sauce pan, combine 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar, 1
1/2 sticks of butter, coconut, 1 1/2 cup pecans and 1/2 cup of milk and
heat until well mixed.
After frosting the cake place it under the broiler for 2 to 5 min. to toast
the coconut.
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Yields
6 Servings
