Mama's Coconut Cake

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 ⅔ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 7 egg whites
  • 1 medium Coconut
  • 2 or 3 Tablespoons sugar

Steps

  1. Beat butter at med speed with an electric mixer until creamy, gradually add sugar beating well.
  2. Combine flour, baking powder, + salt, add to butter mixture, alternately with milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
  3. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into batter. Pour batter into 3 greased + flour 9 in round cake pans.
  4. Bake 375° 25 to 30 min.

 

7 Minute Frosting

  • 4 egg whites
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • Liquid from coconut
Steps
  1. Using a double boiler, cook the coconut liquid
  2. Mix in egg whites, sugar, and water
  3. Boil in double boiler until thick