Cake
1 cup oats
1/2 cup soft butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/3 all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 and grease 13 by 9 cake pan
Pour 1 1/4 cups boiling water over oats in a bowl. Let stand 20 minutes. Cream butter and sugars with a mixer. Add oats; mix well. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
Sift flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add to oat mixture; mix well. Pour into pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, until browned.
Preheat broiler.
Topping
1/4 cup soft butter
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup shredded coconut
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl; mix well. Spread evenly over warm cake. Place cake under broiler 2 inches from heat source. Broil until lightly browned, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
cool
