Neiman Marcus Cake

By Marieanne

Ingredients

• 13/4 cup boiling water
• 1 cup quick cooking oatmeal
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs11/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt

Preparation

Step 1

Mix boiling water and oatmeal and cool to room temperature
Cream butter, sugars, vanilla
Blend the eggs with cooled oatmeal
Sift flour, soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and add to butter mixture Blend 1 minute
Add oat mixture and blend
Pour into 9X13 pan
Crumble 170 gr ( 10 .6g) peanut butter cups and sprinkle on top.
Bake at 350 for 40 minutes

Icing
1/2 cup - 1 cup cocoa
2 cups icing sugar
6 Tbsp butter
1/8 tsp salt
4-6 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla