Oatmeal Cupcakes

I found this recipe for oatmeal cake in my mom's old recipe box and decided to try it as a cupcake. Oatmeal has never tasted so good! The topping that the recipe calls for is a broiled coconut topping. It is fantastic with the oatmeal cupcake! Just for variation, I also made this cream cheese frosting. Oatmeal cupcake with cream cheese frosting...how can you go wrong?!

I ended up making two batches of these cupcakes since I decided to also use the cream cheese frosting. Each batch makes exactly 24 cupcakes. I couldn't keep all those cupcakes for us and they are just too yummy to not share, so my kids gave some to their teachers for Valentine's Day. We put them in these adorable little cupcake boxes.

Oatmeal Cupcakes
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup oatmeal
*In a medium sized bowl, pour water over oatmeal and let stand for 10 minutes.

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs, unbeatened.
*In a large bowl, mix these ingredients together. Stir in oatmeal and mix with a spoon.

1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cups flour
*In a small bowl mix these dry ingredients, then slowly add to the oatmeal mixture.

Poor into muffin tins and bake at 350 degrees for 20-22 minutes or until done.
While cupcakes are baking, prepare the broiled topping.

Broiled Topping
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup evaporated milk (Carnation)
1 cup coconut
1 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon vanilla

Melt butter. Add other ingredients and mix well. Spread on cupcakes as soon as removed from oven. Place under broiler until coconut is browned (brown slowly). Don't let it harden.

I hope you enjoy these cupcakes as much as we did. If you're looking for a slightly healthier version, just omit the topping/frosting altogether. They will still be just as yummy.