Stir flour and sugar together ... and sprinkle with fresh coconut. This makes enough to ice a 3 layer cake. Sprinkle top and sides of cake with coconut.
Mix thoroughly by hand or ... 40 minutes. Cool cake in pans on rack 15 ... generously with grated (fresh) coconut, then more icing ... to top and sides.
Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, ... greased 9 inch cake pans or one oblong pan ... mounds. NOTE: Boxed cakes can be used instead of scratch. Either yellow or chocolate.