Oatmeal Layer Cake with Caramel-Pecan Frosting

Ingredients

• 1 ¹/₃ cups boiling water
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• + 9 more ingredients
• • ¹/₃ cup vegetable shortening
  • ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • Cooking spray
  • Caramel-Pecan Frosting
  • ½ cup low-fat buttermilk
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350°. Coat bottoms of 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray (do not coat sides of pan), and line bottoms of pans with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray, and dust with 1 tablespoon flour. Combine water and oats in a medium bowl; let stand 20 minutes. Beat granula...

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