Hot Oatmeal Cake -Lynn

1 cup oats
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup brown sugar
1 cube margarine
2 eggs
1 1/3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. salt

Mix oats, sugar, margarine, and eggs. Stir (you don't beat with a mixer), then pour boiling water over mixture. Cover and set until lukewarm. Sift together dry ingredients and add to first mixture. Mix well. Batter will be very runny. Bake in a greased 9x13 pan at 350° for about 40 minutes (I think mine took less than that). Frost while warm (recipe follows).

Frosting:
1 cube margarine
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup nuts
1 cup coconut

Boil together the margarine, brown sugar, and milk for one minute. Add the remaining ingredients. Ice while both frosting and cake are warm. (I doubled the frosting recipe to cover my cake!) Enjoy!