Mama's coconut cake
"more soulful recipies" 2/3 cup butter 1 cup sugar 4 eggs, separated 2 cups sifted cake flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup coconut milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup grated coconut In a mixing bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, beating well. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with the coconut milk. Stir in vanilla and coconut. Beat the egg whites with remaining 1/2 cup sugar until soft peaks are formed; fold into the cake batter. Pour batter into two greased and floured 8 or 9-inch layer cake pans and bake at 375° for about 25 minutes. Remove fresh coconut cake to wire racks to cool. Then frost with 7 minute frosting. 7 minute frosting 1 3/4 cups sugar 1/2 cup water 4 egg whites, room temperature 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Grated coconut In a saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Boil for 3-4 minutes or until a candy thermometer reads 242 degrees F (firm-ball stage). Meanwhile, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in a mixing bowl until foamy. Slowly pour in hot sugar mixture; continue to beat on high for 7 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Add vanilla. Continue beating until frosting reaches desired consistency, about 2 minutes. Frost cake then sprinkle coconut on sides and top of cake. Notes: If you do not keep cake flour on hand there are a couple of things you can use as a substitute, you can make a good substitute by placing 2 tablespoons cornstarch in bottom of 1 cup measure then fill it with sifted all purpose flour. This will make it light like cake flour. In a pinch if you do not have any cornstarch you can just remove 2 tablespoons per cup of flour. This method will make it a touch more dense. Also my mother used fresh coconut and grated it and made her own coconut milk but you can certainly substitute canned coconut milk (unsweetened) and a bag of coconut. 'The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.' ~ Lamentations 3:25 *Be Blessed, Sugar _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
