Cake:

1 1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup quick oats
1 stick butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 beaten eggs
1/3 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla

Pour boiling water over oats and cut up butter, let stand 20 minutes. Add sugars and eggs. Sift together flour, salt, soda, nutmeg and cinnamon. Add to oatmeal mixture. Add vanilla.

Bake at 350 for 35 - 40 minutes.

Frosting:

5 tablespoons melted butter
9 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup nuts

Bring all this to a boil. Pour over hot cake. Broil until bubbly and brown. Watch carefully it only takes a minute or so.