Cake
1/2 cup old fashioned or quick oats
3/4 cup boiling water
2 oz butter, softened almost melted (microwave for 30 seconds at 50%)
3.5 oz sugar
3.5 oz dark brown sugar
1/4 cup sour cream
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3.3 oz flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
Mix oats and boiling water in heatproof container, cover and let sit. Cream butter and sugars together until smooth. Add egg and vanilla, beat until fluffy. Stir in sour cream. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt, stir into egg mixture until just combined. Stir in cooked oatmeal until combined, place in parchment lined loaf pans or cupcakes. This is a great use for mini loaf pans, too. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 min. Use toothpick test.
Topping
2 oz butter, melted
2.4 oz dark brown sugar
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 Tbl milk
Mix ingredients for topping, spoon over cake, place under broiler for about 3 minutes, until bubbly and beginning to brown.
