Coconut Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, save 2 egg whites for frosting
• 1/2 cup coconut, for cake
• 1/2 cup coconut, for frosting
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar. add two egg yolks and 1 whole egg. then add milk, then flour and baking powder. add 1/2 cup coconut.
• 2 bake at 375 in 2 9 inch pans about 20 minutes.
• 3 frosting: beat egg whites till stiff.
• 4 add 1/4 c sugar and beat till of spreading consistency.
• 5 put cake on oven safe plate. spread icing on first layer. place other cake layer on top and frost top and sides.
• 6 use other 1/2 cup coconut for top and sides.
• 7 put in oven and brown in 350 degree oven.