Old-Fashioned Fresh Coconut Cake | Club House

Ingredients

• 2 cups (500 ml) plus 2 tablespoons (30ml) flour divided
• 2 cups (500 ml) granulated sugar
• 2 tsps (10 ml) baking powder
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) buttermilk
• 1 tsp (5 ml) baking soda
• 1 cup (250 ml) water
• 1/2 cup (108 g) margarine cut into 10 pieces
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) oil
• 3 eggs beaten
• 2 tsps (10 ml) pure vanilla extract (club house)
• 1 cup (192 g) shortening softened
• 1 pound (500 g) icing sugar sifted
• 2 tbsps (30 ml) milk
• 1 fresh brown coconut cracked, peeled and finely grated