Hawaiian Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

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.