Oatmeal Cake

I made this cake yesterday to take to a dinner party with some new friends. I was a little nervous using a new recipe for such an event, when I wouldn't have the chance to taste it before we took it over..... It would be awkward if I took a cake that had a piece already cut out of it!

Thankfully, it was a big hit, and I worried for nothing.

For the cake:
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp nutmeg

For the caramel glaze:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 cup shredded coconut

Set oven to 350 degrees. Boil water and add oatmeal. Stir, turn off the stove, and let sit 15 minutes.

Mix together butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, salt, vanilla, and nutmeg. When combined, add oatmeal. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan.

Bake 25-30 minutes (until toothpick comes out clean). Turn oven to broil while preparing the caramel glaze for the cake.

Caramel glaze:
Heat butter, brown sugar, and evaporated milk until boiling. Add coconut and continue boiling for one minute. Pour over warm cake. Place cake in the oven (watching closely until coconut is lightly browned.

(Source: www.tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/oatmeal-cake-4/)