Oatmeal cake with broiled coconut topping

• 1 cup quick cooking oatmeal in 1 1/4 cup hot water.  Set aside.
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs

• 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1 scant 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 rounded tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla

Cream shortening and sugars adn eggs and beat about 5 minutes

stir in oatmeal mixture and add vanilla

mix flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder, soda and add in.

bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 min

When cool, mix 6 tbsp melted butter, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 4 tbsp milk and 1 cup coconut.

spread on cake and broil untill brown. watch so it doesn't burn

1/2 ingredients for small cake.
350 degrees for 30 min.