Oatmeal Coconut Cake

Ingredients

• Cake: 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup Quaker oatmeal
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Topping: 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups coconut
• 1/2 cup half and half
• 1/4 teaspoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped