grandma mabel's oatmeal cake

Ingredients For grandma mabel's oatmeal cake

• COMBINE & LET STAND FOR 20 MINUTES
• 1 1/2 c

  quick cooking oats
• 2 1/4 c

  boiling water
• CREAM:
• 1 1/2 stick

  butter, softened
• 1 1/2 c

  white sugar
• ADD:
• 1 1/2 c

  brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3

  eggs, beaten
• ADD OATS AND THE FOLLOWING SIFTED TOGETHER:
• 2 c

  flour
• 1 1/2 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp

  cinnamon
• 3/8 tsp

  salt
• ADD:
• 1 1/2 tsp

  vanilla extract
• ICING:
• 1 1/2 c

  brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 1/2 c

  coconut, shredded
• 1/2 c

  heavy cream
• 6 tsp

  butter, melted