(Solvejg's) Oatmeal Cake

Keeping our secret oven dial in mind we were a bit hesitant towards baking a cake, but we decided to give it a try with this oatmeal cake which I learned from my mother - as with most other of my mother's recipes it was known around the house by the name of the person my mother got the recipe from. Hence the name.

Ingredients:
(dough)
- 2 eggs
- 125 g (1/2 cup) sugar
- 125 g (1/2 cup) flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 50 g (1.75 oz) shortening
- 1 dL (3.4 oz) milk
(topping)
- 150 g (5.3 oz) shortening
- 100 g (3.5 oz) sugar
- 1 dL (3.4 oz) milk
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 150 g (5.3 oz) quick oats
- pinch of salt

Mix shortening and milk, heat lightly till shortening is melted.
Whip the eggs and the sugar well, then mix in the flour and the baking powder, lastly mix in the milk & shortening mixture and pour into a baking pan.
Bake for 20 minutes at 200 C (400 F).

While the cake is baking, make the topping: Melt the shortening, and on low heat mix in the rest of the ingredients. Spread on top of the cake when it comes out of the oven and let it stand to solidify.

Judging by how the cake turned out we estimate that putting the dial on 50% gives us approximately 400 F (200 C).