Oatmeal-Coconut Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup regular oats, uncooked
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

1. Pour boiling water over oats; let stand 20 minutes.
2. Cream 1/4 cup butter; gradually add 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup sugar, beating well. Stir in oats mixture. Add next 6 ingredients, and mix well. Spoon mixture into a greased 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
3. Combine coconut and pecans; sprinkle mixture over cake. Combine remaining ingredients, and pour over cake. Return cake to oven, and broil 2 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into squares to serve.