Chocolate Oatmeal Cake

My mom brought this recipe when she came to visit this weekend, and we loved it so much that I made it to bring to Bible study this morning! It is a great cake to bring as a dessert item for a brunch, because it is not too sweet and hey, it has oatmeal! It's practically healthy.

• 1 1/2 cups oatmeal
• 1 3/4 cups boiling water
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 stick butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 Tbsp cocoa
• 1 pkg chocolate chips (12 oz)
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350º. In a large bowl, pour water over oatmeal. Let stand 10 minutes. Add sugars and butter, stir until butter melts. Add eggs and mix well. In a smaller bowl, mix dry ingredients (set aside 1/2 of chocolate chips). Add to oatmeal mixture and mix well. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips evenly on top of cake. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.