Three Layer Coconut Cake

Three Layer Coconut Cake
Three Layer Coconut Cake requires approximately 50 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 724 calories, 11g of protein, and 25g of fat. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as an inexpensive dessert for Mother's Day. If you have corn syrup, cake flour, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

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.
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2
Spread batter in three greased and floured 9 inch round pans.
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3
Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cool, and remove from pans.
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4
Mix 3 cups sugar, corn syrup, and 1 cup boiling water in a saucepan; boil until mixture spins thread. Beat egg whites until stiff.
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5
Pour syrup over egg whites, beating constantly.
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6
Add 1 teaspoon vanilla to flavor the icing. Frost cake, and sprinkle with coconut.
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7
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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DifficultyHard
Ready In50 m.
Servings8
Health Score3
Dish TypesSide Dish
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