Hawaiian Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts (i use macademia nuts)
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup coconut, shredded

Recipe

• 1 sift together flour, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• 2 add and mix until crumbly the brown sugar and shortening.
• 3 reserve 3/4 cup of this mixture.
• 4 add the chopped nuts, baking sode and buttermilk.
• 5 mix enough to blend.
• 6 bake in greased 8x8x2 pan.
• 7 sprinkle with reserved 3/4 cup sugar-shortening crumb mixture and cover lavishly with coconut.
• 8 bake in 350 degree f oven for 50 minutes or finger test for doneness.