Oatmeal Cake

1 3/4 cup boiling water

1 cup uncooked oatmeal

(let sit in bowl for ten minutes)

1 3/4 cup flour

1 T. cocoa

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

(sift together)

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

1 stick margarine or butter

3 eggs

(add to oatmeal/water after ten minutes)

Stir the oatmeal and sugar mixture together well

Add the dry ingredients

we add chopped walnuts or pecans

sweetened coconut

chocolate chips

You can sprinkle it all on the top, or mix it into the batter

either way is good

pour into birthday cake size pan

bake for 25? minutes

350 degrees