Three Layer Coconut Cake recipe

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Ingredients

3 cups cake flour
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
5 teaspoons baking powder
¾ cup shortening
1 ½ cups milk
4 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 cup boiling water
3 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup flaked coconut

Nutrition Info

625.3 calories
carbohydrate: 115.1 g
cholesterol: 64.4 mg
fat: 16.2 g
fiber: 0.9 g
protein: 6.9 g
saturatedFat: 5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 405.4 mg
sugar: 86.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  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).

Recipe Yield

1 - 9 inch layer cake

Recipe Note

A lovely cake for mother's day or any special occasion.

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