Hawaiian Coffee Cake

"If you like coconut then this is an easy cake to make and taste great any old time!"
 
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photo by Marg (CaymanDesigns) photo by Marg (CaymanDesigns)
photo by Marg (CaymanDesigns)
photo by Marg (CaymanDesigns) photo by Marg (CaymanDesigns)
Ready In:
1hr 5mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
1 Cake
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ingredients

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directions

  • Sift together flour, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  • Add and mix until crumbly the brown sugar and shortening.
  • Reserve 3/4 cup of this mixture.
  • Add the chopped nuts, baking sode and buttermilk.
  • Mix enough to blend.
  • Bake in greased 8x8x2 pan.
  • Sprinkle with reserved 3/4 cup sugar-shortening crumb mixture and cover lavishly with coconut.
  • Bake in 350 degree F oven for 50 minutes or finger test for doneness.

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  1. 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 :)
     
  2. 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.
     
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  1. 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.
     

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<p>I'm Danish-Canadian! I immigrated to Canada in 1968 and lived in B.C. until 1979, then we had the wonderful opportunity to live in Hawaii for almost 3 years. We moved to Southern Ontario in 1982. Of profession, I'm a Doctor of Human Biochemistry, specializing in Nutrition, a Doctor of Homeopathic Medicine, and a Registered Nutrition Consultant Practitioner, I have my own full time practice. <br />My passion is cooking! I have tested and tried over 10.000 recipes over the last 30 years on my beloved husband who is now residing in a Long Term Facility with Dementia, so I have to make meals for one, healthy and simple. />My pet peeve is too much garlic in a creamy rich sauce. <br />My favourite cookbook is the one I have made myself over the past 40 years. <br />My interests are knitting Scandinavian socks, sweaters, reading. If I had a month off I would visit our adult children and 4 year old Granddaughter, who resides in British Columbia and Florida, and cook them their favorite meals.</p>
 
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