Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 X 13-inch cake pan.

1 3/4 cups boiling water
1 cup quick oats, uncooked
1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
2 large eggs
1 3/4 cups flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 TBLS cocoa
1 pkg. (12 oz.) chocolate chips

Pour boiling water over butter/margarine and oatmeal. Let stand 10 minutes. Measure flour, soda, and salt into a small bowl. NOTE: You can stir this batter by hand. Stir mixture until butter/margarine melts. Add brown sugar, sugar, and eggs. Mix well. Continue mixing as you add the dry ingredients. Stir in half the package of chocolate chips and cocoa. Pour into the pan. Sprinkle walnuts and remaining chocolate chips on top. NOTE 2: I add the cocoa to the dry ingredients and add all the chocolate chips and walnuts to the cake batter.

Bake for about 40 minutes. Cake is done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. The cake keeps well in the refrigerator or can be frozen. Serve with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream.