Coconut Vanities

Name: Coconut Vanities
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened; 1 tablespoon grated orange rind; 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided; 1 egg; 2 cups sifted cake flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup orange juice; 1/4 cup milk; 2 egg whites; 2 cups flaked coconut

11 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
1 egg
2 cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup milk
2 egg whites
2 cups flaked coconut

Directions

1

Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; add orange rind and 1 cup sugar, beating well. Add 1 egg; beat well.
2

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt 3 times in a medium mixing bowl; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with juice and milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture; stir well after each addition. Spread mixture evenly in a greased 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan.
3

Beat 2 egg whites (at room temperature) in a small mixing bowl until foamy; gradually add remaining sugar, beating until well blended. Very gently spread meringue mixture evenly over entire surface of batter; sprinkle with coconut. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and cool completely in pan before cutting with a 2 1/2- x 2-inch diamond-shaped cutter.