my old fashioned coconut cake
This recipe was handed down by my grandmother. I always loved it. I love coconut and it has always been a favorite. My granny made it well!
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Ingredients
- CAKE
- 1 cup Crisco
- 5 Eggs
- 2 1/2 cups Sugar
- 3 cups Cake Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Flavoring
- PINEAPPLE FILLING
- 1 can Crushed Pineapple
- 1 teaspoon Butter
- Sweeten to taste with brown sugar
- SOUR CREAM FROSTING
- 1 cup Sour Cream
- 10 Confectioners Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Softened Butter
- 1 can Coconut
How To Make my old fashioned coconut cake
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Step 1To make the cake: Cream together Crisco and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Add baking powder to cake flour, then add to Crisco and sugar mixture. Mix well. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring. Bake in three 9-inch cake pans at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Cool.
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Step 2Pineapple Filling: Place in 1 1/2 quart saucepan and cook 5-10 minutes. Mixture will be thin but cake will absorb the juice; punch several holes in cake with ice pick to aid in absorbing. Spread hot mixture over layers.
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Step 3Sour Cream Frosting: Combine sour cream and butter in mixer bowl. Add enough confectioners' sugar to make of spreading consistency. Spread on top and sides of cooled cake. Sprinkle with coconut.
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