Ingredients

  • 3 c. sifted Swans Down Cake Flour
  • 2 tsp. Calumet Baking Powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 c. butter or shortening
  • 1 lb. (3 1/2 c.) confectioners sugar
  • 4 egg yolks, well beaten
  • 1 c. milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 c. coconut
  • 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Method

  • Sift flour once; measure and add baking powder and salt and sift together 3 times.
  • Cream butter thoroughly; add sugar gradually and cream together until light and fluffy.
  • Add egg yolks and beat well.
  • Add flour alternately with milk, a small amount at a time, beating after each addition until smooth.
  • Add vanilla and coconut.
  • Fold in egg whites quickly and thoroughly.
  • Bake in three 9-inch layer pans at 375° for about 25-30 minutes.
  • Frost with "Coconut Frosting Tinted Pink".
  • (I first made this cake 51 years ago!)