Three Layer Coconut Cake

Name: Three Layer Coconut Cake
Ingredients: 3 cups cake flour; 2 cups white sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 5 teaspoons baking powder; 3/4 cup shortening; 1 1/2 cups milk; 4 eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 cups white sugar; 1 tablespoon light corn syrup; 1 cup boiling water; 3 egg whites; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup flaked coconut

14 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

3 cups cake flour
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
5 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups milk
4 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 cup boiling water
3 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup flaked coconut

Directions

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. Spread batter in three greased and floured 9 inch round pans.
2

Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cool, and remove from pans.
3

Mix 3 cups sugar, corn syrup, and 1 cup boiling water in a saucepan; boil until mixture spins thread. Beat egg whites until stiff. Pour syrup over egg whites, beating constantly. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla to flavor the icing. Frost cake, and sprinkle with coconut.
4

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).