grandma's coconut cake w/ icing

Ingredients For grandma's coconut cake w/ icing

• 3 c

  all purpose flour (sifted)
• 2 tsp

  baking powder
• 1/4 tsp

  salt
• 1 c

  butter, room temperature
• 1 box

  powdered sugar, sifted
• 4 lg

  egg yolks, well beatened
• 1 c

  milk, whole
• 1 tsp

  vanilla
• 1 c

  coconut, flaked
• 4 lg

  egg whites, well beatened
• FROSTING
• 1 c

  sugar
• 1/2 c

  light karo syrup
• 3 Tbsp

  water
• 3 lg

  egg whites
• 1/4 tsp

  cream of tartar
• 1/4 tsp

  salt
• 1 1/2 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 c

  grated coconut