Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake

This cake is easy to make and goes anywhere—like the freezer, so we'll have some nice desserts while the kitchen is under construction and we can't bake anything!

1 ¾ cup boiling water

1 cup uncooked oatmeal

1 cup lightly packed brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

½ cup margarine

2 extra-large eggs

1 ¾ cup unsifted flour

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

1 Tbsp cocoa

1 pkg (12 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips

¾ cup chopped walnuts

Pour boiling water over oatmeal. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes. Add brown and granulated sugars and margarine. Stir until margarine melts. Add eggs and mix well. Sift together flour, soda, salt, and cocoa. Add flour to sugar mixture, mix well. Mix in about ½ cup of the chocolate chips. Pour batter into greased and floured 13” x 9” pan. Sprinkle walnuts and remaining chocolate chips over top.

Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Source: Mom's Collection (original source unknown)