Oatmeal Cake With Broiled Topping

• Cake
• old fashioned oats↗1 cup
• butter↗1⁄2 cup

  softened

• granulated sugar↗1 cup
• light brown sugar1 cup

  packed

• eggs↗2
• vanilla extract↗1 teaspoon
• all-purpose flour↗1 1⁄3 cups
• baking soda↗1 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• ground cinnamon↗1 teaspoon
• Topping
• butter↗1⁄4 cup

  softened

• heavy cream↗1⁄4 cup
• light brown sugar1 cup

  packed

• cup shredded sweetened coconut↗1

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 x 9-inch cake pan.

2. 2

   To prepare the cake, pour 1¼ cups boiling water over the oats in a bowl. Let stand for 20 minutes. Cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar with a mixer. Add the oats; mix well. Add the eggs and vanilla; mix well.

3. 3

   Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add to the oats mixture; mix well. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until browned. Preheat the broiler.

4. 4

   To prepare the topping, combine the butter, cream, brown sugar, and coconut in a medium bowl; mix well. Spread evenly over the warm cake. Place the cake under the broiler 2 inches from the heat source. Broil until lightly browned, about 1 to 1½ minutes. Cool on a wire rack.