3/4 cup boiling water
1/2 cup regular oats
1/2 cube butter or margarine
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 Tbl. sour cream
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Pour boiling water over oatmeal. Add butter until melted. Allow to cool. Add sugars, egg, vanilla, and dry ingredients. Pour into greased 8x8" (or similar size) baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees about 20 min or until done.
Topping--Boil together for 1 minute:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cube butter
2-1/2 Tbl. milk.
Add:
1 cup coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
Spread over warm cake. Place back in oven under broiler and brown slightly. (About 1 min. or so.) Watch closely, as it will burn quickly. Serve with whipped cream.