7 Grain Cake

1 cup Wheat Montana 7-grain cereal
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups Natural White Flour (basic white flour, or try soft white)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine 7-grain cereal and boiling water. Let stand for 20 minutes.
Cream butter and sugars in bowl until light and fluffy.  Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and add to creamed mixture.
Mix in prepared 7-grain cereal.  Pour batter into a greased, floured 9 inch square pan.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool and cute
into squares.
serves 9