You will never turn down a piece of these!

Bonnie Clark makes some of the best cakes I have ever tasted. I hope she doesn't mind me sharing some of the recipes with you. These are great for those summer get-togethers!

Oatmeal Cake

Start with 1 1/4 C boiling water and add 1 C quick oats. Let stand for about 20 minutes.

Cream:
1/2 C butter
1 C brown sugar
1 C white sugar
2 eggs
Add:
1 1/2 C flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Mix
Add the oatmeal mixture and mix

Pour into greased 9x13 and bake for 20-25min at 350 degrees or
greased cookie sheet for 10-12min at 350.

Icing:

6 TBSP butter
1/2 C brown sugar
1/4 C cream or evaporated milk
1 C coconut
1/2 tsp vanilla

Combine in pot and gently let the butter melt and let ingredients barely combine and then pour over cake while warm. Put it under the boiler on the upper rack and broil until lightly toasted on the top.

Chocolate Cake

Cream: 1/2 C butter
1 C brown sugar
1 C white sugar
Add:
2 eggs
1/2 C sour milk
Cream together

Add:
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 C cocoa
2 C flour
Mix together

Add 1 C boiling water and mix

Bake in greased 9x13 for 20-25min at 350
or cookie sheet for 10-15min at 350.

Icing:

Five minutes before cake is done start the frosting.
In a pot:
1 C butter
4 TBSP cocoa
1 C milk
Boil for 30-40 seconds. Take off the heat and put into mixing boil, add 3 1/2C icing sugar and beat it until smooth. Spread onto the hot cake. So sorry if you made this before and it didn't work, I just realized I had forgotten to add the eggs to the recipe!!