1½ cups water
1 cup quick oats
½ cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1½ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
In large saucepan, bring water to boil. Remove from heat. Add oats and butter. Cover and let stand 15 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour thin batter into greased and floured 9-cup bundt pan or 9" tube pan. Bake at 350ยบ for 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out on serving plate.
Prick hot cake with fork and pour hot topping (recipe follows) over cake. Serve hot or cold.
Topping: ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup butter, 1 tablespoon water, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine all ingredients in small saucepan; heat until butter is melted and sugar dissolved. Pour over hot cake.
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