Pats Oatmeal Cake

Ingredients:
1 + 1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup quick oats
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 eggs

1 + 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Topping:
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup brown sugar
6 Tbsp. evaporated milk
1 + 1/2 cups coconut

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine the boiling water, oats, and shortening. Stir until the shortening is melted. Add the sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and the eggs (once its cooled enough). Stir again until its smooth. Then add the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir till blended and pour into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes (until a toothpick comes out clean). While the cake is baking, mix up all the ingredients for the topping in a small bowl. When the cake comes out of the oven, immediately top it with the topping. Carefully spread the topping out evenly on the cake. Put the cake under the broiler and leave the door open slightly on the oven. Watch the cake continuously until the top starts to turn golden brown. Remove the cake from the oven and cool completely.

Difficulty: Medium
Time to Make: about 40 minutes
Recipe Origin: Mom (who got it from Pat)