southern coconut cake

How To Make southern coconut cake

• 1

  Preheat oven to 350.
• 2

  Mix all of the cake ingredients together with a wire whisk until well blended. Don't use an electric mixer for this.
• 3

  Mama says it makes a cake dry when you beat the batter up to long.
• 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.
• 5

  Divide cake batter between pans. Place in oven and bake for 25 minutes. Whisk the cakes cool and make the icing.
• 6

  Place the sugar, water and corn syrup in a sauce pan on medium heat.
• 7

  Using a candy thermometer cook to the soft ball stage or 240 degrees, stirring constantly.
• 8

  The mixture should become almost clear. You can also do this in the microwave does make this step easier.
• 9

  Cook on high for 4 minutes, remove and stir well and then cook for about 3 more minutes on high.
• 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.
• 11

  With an electric mixer beat the egg whites with the baking powder until it reaches the soft peak stage.
• 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.
• 13

  Just keep beating it and eventually the peaks will form.
• 14

  Place one of the cake layers on a pretty cake plate.
• 15

  Frost the top of the first layer and sprinkle with 1/2 cup coconut.
• 16

  Place the other layer on top of the first and frost the entire cake.
• 17

  Sprinkle the rest of the coconut over the top and sides of the cake.
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