southern coconut cake

How To Make southern coconut cake

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 350.
• Step 2
  Mix all of the cake ingredients together with a wire whisk until well blended. Don't use an electric mixer for this.
• Step 3
  Mama says it makes a cake dry when you beat the batter up to long.
• Step 4
  Butter and four 2-8 inch round cake pans. You can use 2-9 inch cake pans, but the cake won't be as high.
• Step 5
  Divide cake batter between pans. Place in oven and bake for 25 minutes. Whisk the cakes cool and make the icing.
• Step 6
  Place the sugar, water and corn syrup in a sauce pan on medium heat.
• Step 7
  Using a candy thermometer cook to the soft ball stage or 240 degrees, stirring constantly.
• Step 8
  The mixture should become almost clear. You can also do this in the microwave does make this step easier.
• Step 9
  Cook on high for 4 minutes, remove and stir well and then cook for about 3 more minutes on high.
• Step 10
  This could vary by a minute or 2 depending on the power of your microwave. It still needs to reach the soft ball stage.
• Step 11
  With an electric mixer beat the egg whites with the baking powder until it reaches the soft peak stage.
• Step 12
  Slowly pour in the syrup and keep mixing until the icing stands in peaks. This takes some time to accomplish so don't give up on it.
• Step 13
  Just keep beating it and eventually the peaks will form.
• Step 14
  Place one of the cake layers on a pretty cake plate.
• Step 15
  Frost the top of the first layer and sprinkle with 1/2 cup coconut.
• Step 16
  Place the other layer on top of the first and frost the entire cake.
• Step 17
  Sprinkle the rest of the coconut over the top and sides of the cake.
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