Kellie's Oatmeal Cake- Noel

1/2 cup water (boiling)
1 cup quick oats
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup soft butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Pour boiling water over oats, let stand 20 minutes. Cream sugar & butter, add eggs & beat for 5 minutes. Stir together flour, spices, baking soda, & salt. Add oatmeal & sugar. Mix. Add vanilla Bake in a greased 9x13 @ 350° for 45 minutes.

Sauce:
1/3 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp. flour
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 tsp. vanilla

When cake has 5 minutes left, put sauce ingredients into a saucepan and boil. Put cake on broil, pour sauce over cake & broil. WATCH until sauce is hot & barely brown.