Coconut Cake

Name: Coconut Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. butter; 1/2 c. shortening; 3 c. sugar; 5 eggs; 3 c. plain flour; 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1/8 tsp. salt; 1 c. milk; 1 tsp. coconut flavoring

9 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter
1/2 c. shortening
3 c. sugar
5 eggs
3 c. plain flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
1 tsp. coconut flavoring

Directions

1

Cream butter and shortening together; add sugar and beat well. Add eggs beating after each one.
2

Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
3

Add flour mixture alternately with milk to creamed mixture; mix well.
4

Add coconut flavoring; beat well.
5

Bake in greased and floured tube pan at 350° for 1 1/2 hours.
6

After cake cools, remove from pan; mix 1/2 glass of milk with 1 tablespoon sugar.
7

Mix well and pour over cake (pierce holes in cake so milk mixture can soak into cake).