Neddie's Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cake

Submitted by Marnie Ellis

1-3/4 cups water, boiling
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 eggs (extra large) or 3 eggs (medium)
1-3/4 cups flour, unsifted
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
12 ounces chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped pecans, optional

Pour boiling water over the oatmeal and let stand for five minutes. Add the sugars and margarine, stirring until the margarine melts. Add the eggs and mix well. Sift the flour, soda, cocoa, and salt together and add to the sugar mixture. Mix well and add half the chocolate chips. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9x13 pan. Sprinkle the rest of the chocolate chips on top, along with the nuts. Bake 350º for 40 minutes.