Granny's Famous Coconut Cake

Name: Granny's Famous Coconut Cake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 c butter; 5 eggs; 2 3/4 cake flour; 1 c buttermilk; 1/2 tsp coconut flavoring; 2 c sugar; dash salt; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp vanilla flavoring

By Cindy Allen
@mdallen

My Granny was well known for her wonderful cakes. This coconut cake is just one of them. I can't help but think of her while making this. I wish that I could just have one more day with her. She is teaching the angels how to cook now!

Rating:

★★★★★ 3 votes5

Comments:

8 Comments

Serves:

8 -12 Depends on how you slice it. :)

Prep:

5 Min

Cook:

25 Min

Ingredients

1 c

butter
5

eggs
2 3/4

cake flour
1 c

buttermilk
1/2 tsp

coconut flavoring
2 c

sugar
dash

salt
1 tsp

baking powder
1 tsp

vanilla flavoring
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How to Make Granny's Famous Coconut Cake

Step-by-Step

Cream butter and sugar until smooth.
Add eggs, beating well after each addition.
Sift dry ingredients together and add to cream mixture, alternately with buttermilk.
Stir in flavorings.
Bake in 3 or 4 greased and floured round 9 inch cake pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or until test done.
Cool and Ice with Granny's Never Fail Frosting.

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About Granny's Famous Coconut Cake

Course/Dish: Cakes

Main Ingredient: Sugar

Regional Style: American

Other Tag: Heirloom

Hashtags: #coconut #cake

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