Banana Coconut Cake
3/4 c shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c mashed ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla
2 c cake flour
1 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c buttermilk
1/2 c chopped pecans
1c flaked coconut.
Mix ingredients together in usual fashion, reserving coconut. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9" pans. Sprinkle with coconut. Bake at 375 deg. for 25-30 min.; loosely cover with foil the last 10 minutes. Cool for 15 min before removing to rack, coconut side up.
Butter Cream Frosting
1/2 c shortening
1/2 c butter
2 c. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp coconut flavoring
1/4 c cold evaporated milk
Place one layer of the cake coconut side down, layer of frosting, and other layer of cake with coconut side up. Frost sides and 1" around top with the coconut open in the center.