Dutch Oven Oatmeal Cake

Cake:
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1 cube butter, melted
1 1/2 c. water
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. sugar
1 c. raisins
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
nuts

Combine oatmeal, melted butter, and water; let sit for 20 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and mix. Bake at 375° in a 9 x 13 inch pan for 40 minutes.

Topping:
6 T. margarine
1/4 c. milk or canned milk
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 c. nuts

Combine ingredients in saucepan and cook until boiling and thickened. Pour over cake, then place cake in the oven and broil until brown.

Our favorite way to enjoy this cake is cooked in the Dutch oven (watch it close because it cooks fast). When making the cake in the Dutch oven, you still have to cook the topping on the stove. After the cake is done, add the topping and cover the Dutch oven with coals again to brown the topping.