Cakes: Mrs. Hunter's 1,2,3,4 Fresh Coconut Cake

By JoFClark

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 4 eggs (or 2 eggs and 4 yolks)
• 1 cup milk
• 2 t baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 t vanilla
• 1 t lemon
• 1/2 t almond
• 1/2 t nutmeg
• Icing
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 t vanilla
• Coconut

Preparation

Step 1

Grease and flour three loaf pans.
Bake 30-40 minutes at 300 degrees.
Cool.
Moisten with coconut milk.

Icing
Boil sugar and 1/2 cup water until it spins a thread.
Beat egg whites until stiff.
Add sugar syrup, beating all the while.
Add vanilla.
Spread layers and ice.
Cover with coconut.
Best to let sit a day or so in refrigerator.