BUTTERMILK COCONUT CAKE

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Categories     Cake     Dairy     Dessert     Bake     Vegetarian

Yield 6-8 servings, depending on size

Number Of Ingredients 14

CAKE:
1/4 lb.butter
1 c. sugar
1 egg
3/4 c. buttermilk
1 1/2 c. Swansdown cake flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
FROSTING:
3/4 C. Light Karo Syrup
3/4 c. sugar
3 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla
10 oz. flaked coconut

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour two 8" cake pans. Have butter, milk and eggs at room temperature. CAKE: Lightly stir the baking soda into the buttermiik. Set aside. Cream together butter and sugar. Add 1 egg. Sift cake flour, then measure 1 1/2 c. Alternate adding cake flour and buttermilk into creamed batter. Then add vanilla. Bake approx. 20 minutes. FROSTING: In top of double boiler beat for 7 full minutes: 3/4 c. light Karo 3/4 c. sugar 3 egg whites Turn off heat. Beat in 1 tsp. vanilla. When cake is completely cool, ice bottom layer. Sprinkle on coconut. Place down 2nd layer. Ice top and all around sides. Sprinkle coconut over top and all around sides till completely covered.

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