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
- Beat butter at med speed with an electric mixer until creamy, gradually add sugar beating well.
- 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.
- Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into batter. Pour batter into 3 greased + flour 9 in round cake pans.
- Bake 375° 25 to 30 min.
7 Minute Frosting
- 4 egg whites
- 2 cups sugar
- ½ cup water
- Liquid from coconut
Steps
- Using a double boiler, cook the coconut liquid
- Mix in egg whites, sugar, and water
- Boil in double boiler until thick
