My birthday cake recipe

I made a cake for myself for my birthday and I'm holding that cake, above.  The recipe, below, is for a cake pan but I did 1-1/2 times it for a sheet cake.  It is so good that I forget it does not have chocolate (I cannot eat chocolate).  So I thought I'd post the recipe with the picture.  It is one of my very favorite cakes.

Oatmeal Cake with Coconut Frosting

Cake

1 ½ cup boiling water 1 cup old fashioned oatmeal [not quick cooking]	Pour water over oats and set aside.
½ cup softened butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar	Cream together.
2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla	Add to creamed mixture and mix together.
1 ½ cup flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda	Combine dry ingredients in separate bowl. Add oatmeal mixture to creamed ingredients THEN add the dry ingredients to creamed/oatmeal mixture.  Pour into 9x13-inch pan sprayed with Pam.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Frosting

½ cup butter 1 cup brown sugar ½ cup evaporated milk	Boil for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat.
1 teaspoon vanilla ½ cup nuts 1 cup coconut	Add to butter mixture.  Stir to combine.  Then spread over warm or cooled cake.

Note:  Recipe(s) may be “time and ½’d” to fit into a sheet cake pan.  In that case, reduce baking time to 20 or 25 minutes.