Three Layer Coconut Cake Recipe

Three Layer Coconut Cake Recipe

  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 5 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup flaked coconut
  1. 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.
  2. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cool, and remove from pans.
  3. 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.
  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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