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Ingredients
| cake flour: 3 cups |
| granulated sugar: 2 cups |
| salt: 1 tsp |
| baking powder: 5 tsp |
| multipurpose shortening: 3/4 cup |
| 2% milk: 1 1/2 cups |
| eggs: 4 |
| vanilla extract: 1 1/2 tsp |
| granulated sugar: 3 cups |
| light corn syrup: 1 Tbl |
| water: 1 cup (boiling) |
| eggs: 3 (whites) |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| flaked coconut meat: 1/2 cup |
Three Layer Coconut Cake
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"A lovely cake for mother's day or any special occasion."
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Prep Time
20 min -
Cook Time
30 min -
Servings
12 serving(s)
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Directions
- Mix flour, 2 cups sugar, salt, and baking powder; add shortening and milk. Beat well. Beat in eggs and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Spread batter in three greased and floured 9 inch round pans.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cool, and remove from pans.
- Mix 3 cups sugar, corn syrup, and 1 cup boiling water in a saucepan; boil until mixture spins thread. Beat egg whites until stiff. Pour syrup over egg whites, beating constantly. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla to flavor the icing. Frost cake, and sprinkle with coconut.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).