Cocoanut Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup butter
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup milk
• pinch of salt

Method

1. 1

   Beat butter and sugar to smooth cream.

2. 2

   Stir in well beaten egg yolks and beat until very light.

3. 3

   Sift dry ingredients together three times and add alternately with milk to first mixture.

4. 4

   Add vanilla and carefully fold in egg whites which have been beaten to a stiff froth.

5. 5

   Bake in layers in a moderate oven (350°); put together with cocoanut frosting.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Delicacies (1929) by Thursday Club (San Diego, Calif.), page 40. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Cocoanut Cake 2 cups sugar 3 cups flour 1 cup butter 3 teaspoons baking powder 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup milk pinch of salt

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