Patricia Mitchell's Banana Pecan Oatmeal Cake Recipe - Recipezazz.com

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup raw oatmeal
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups bananas,mashed, ripe
• 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• topping:
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄3 cup evaporated milk
• 1 1⁄2 cups flaked coconut
• 3⁄4 cup pecans,chopped