Coconut Cake

"A lighthearted dessert."
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
16
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease and flour 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
  • In large bowl, combine sugar and butter.
  • Using electric mixer, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
  • Add vanilla; mix until blended.
  • Combined dry ingredients, and then add alternately with half and half to butter mixture, and mix until blended.
  • Spoon batter into prepared cake pan; with metal spatula, spread batter evenly in pan.
  • Bake at 350°F 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool 10 minutes; loosen from sides of pan.
  • Invert on cooling rack.
  • To make frosting, heat water in top of double boiler to simmer.
  • With electric mixer, beat in egg whites, sugar, cream of tartar, and vanilla until soft peaks form (about 7 minutes).
  • Remove pan from heat.
  • Cool 15-20 minutes.
  • With top side of cake up, spread frosting on top and sides.
  • Sprinkle coconut onto top and sides; pat gently into frosting.

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Since April 2008, I have been a vegetarian. I dont eat creatures...that's the easiest way to put it! :D I still eat a small amount of dairy, but not very much. I have been missing around here for a while, and hope to poke my head in a bit more often from now on... I hope you enjoy my recipes...
 
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