Wheat Cake

You'll have to try this - it really is so good. It's not what you're thinking; it's Jay's favorite and he doesn't eat anything with wheat in it!

1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1 1/3 cup wheat flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup raisins and/or chocolate chips

Topping:

1 cup coconut
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup milk

Mix water with oatmeal and set aside. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Stir in oatmeal and mix well. Mix in all other dry ingredients and add vanilla. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan and bake 35 minutes at 350 degrees. When there is about 10 minutes left for cake to bake, mix ingredients for topping in a medium sauce pan and boil for 1 minute. When cake is done pour topping over immediately.