coconut blizzard cake icing

By momofsixplus1

goes with coconut blizzard cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

in the top of a double boiler, or in a heatproof medium bowl, combine the sugar, corn syrup, water, egg whites, salt and cream of tartar and beat on high speed with a handheld electric mixer, about 1 minute.

bring the water to an active simmer in the bottom of the double boiler or the saucepan, then beat the icing at medium speed until the mixture is opaque white and foamy, about 1-2 minutes

increase the speed to medium-high and beat until the icing becomes white, thick, and shiny and triples in volume, about 7 minutes. continue beating until the icing forms firm peaks and loses a little of its shine.

remove the icing from the heat, add the vanilla, and beat for 2 minutes more.

FINISHING THE CAKE:
place 1 cake layer topside down on a cake stand or serving plate, and cover it with the jam spread to within 1/2-inch of the edge. using a rubber spatula to carefully spread 1 cup of the icing over the jam, then sprinkle about 1/2 cup of coconut on top.

place the other layer on top of the iced layer with the topside up. first ice the sides, to help keep the cake steady, and then spread icing generously over the top.

put the cake stand on a cookie sheet( to catch any loose coconut0 and sprinkle coconut all over the cake. gently pat handfuls of coconut onto the sides and top of the cake to cover any bare spots.

seerves 18