Hawaiian Coffee Cake

Scandigirl's Note:

If you like coconut then this is an easy cake to make and taste great any old time!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 Cake

• 2 ¼ cups flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
• ¾ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 ½ cups brown sugar
• ½ cup shortening
• ¾ cup chopped nuts (I use Macademia nuts)
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ½ cups buttermilk
• 1 cup coconut , shredded

Directions:

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.

Reviews

[Kittykat71793]

This recipe was not the greatest. I would suggest cutting back on the cinnamon and nutmeg. I have almost the same recipe for a Hawaiian coffee cake, try that one :)

[Marg (CaymanDesigns)]

We found the cinnamon and nutmeg flavors very overwhelming (and I love both). I would recommend cutting the spices in half, adding some vanilla and maybe trying butter instead of the shortening. I felt the only thing I could taste were the spices and shortening, which was disappointing. The coconut seemed to get way too dark even though I followed the baking time instructions (and the cake itself did need that much time). I wonder if it would help to add the coconut 1/2 way through the baking time or to put it under the crumb topping. It was edible but it does need some tweaking, in my opinion.