Chocolate Oat Snack Cake

Ingredients :

one 3/4 cups boiling water
one cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
one cup sugar
one cup packed brown sugar
two eggs
one 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
two tablespoons baking cocoa
one teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
one (11.5 ounce) package milk chocolate chips, divided
one cup chopped walnuts

Directions :

In a bowl, combine water & oats; let stand for ten minutes. In a sizable mixing bowl, cream butter & sugars. Add the eggs, after the other, beating well after each addition. Beat in oat mixture. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda & salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in one cup chips.
Pour in to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with walnuts & remaining chips. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out tidy. Icy on a wire rack