Southern Birthday!

Happy 2nd Birthday to

Pink Saturday
Pink Saturday with Beverly at How Sweet the Sound

Lets have some cake with pink roses.

Some pink flowers.

and some pink balloons.

Wishing you another wonderful Pink Saturday Year, Beverly!

Today’s Lagniappe: Coconut Cake
I had a lovely piece of coconut cake on my birthday this past Thursday. It was delicious and perfect for a birthday celebration!

* 3 cups sifted cake flour (sift before measuring)
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup butter, room temperature
* 1 pound powdered sugar
* 4 egg yolks, well beaten
* 1 cup milk
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1 cup shredded coconut
* 4 egg whites, well beaten
* .
* Frosting:
* 1 cup sugar
* 1/2 cup light corn syrup
* 3 tablespoons water
* 3 egg whites
* 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
* 1 cups grated coconut

Preparation:
Cake:
Measure the sifted cake flour into a bowl. Add baking powder and salt. Sift these ingredients 3 times. In a mixing bowl, cream butter thoroughly; add sugar gradually. Continue creaming until light and fluffy. Add the beaten egg yolks and beat well. Add flour mixture alternately with the milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in coconut and vanilla. Fold in egg whites gently. Bake in greased 8-inch pans at 350° for about 30 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Makes three 8-inch layers.

Frosting:
Combine sugar, corn syrup, water, egg whites, cream of tartar and salt in top of double boiler. Cook over rapidly boiling water, beating with electric hand-held mixer until mixture stands in peaks. Remove from heat; add vanilla. Continue beating until frosting is firm enough to hold when spread on cake. Frost cake sprinkle immediately with grated coconut, pressing coconut onto sides of cake with hands.


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7 responses to “Southern Birthday!”

  1. Dagmar Klasing Avatar
    Dagmar Klasing

    Cake is a form of bread or bread-like food. In its modern forms, it is typically a sweet baked dessert. In its oldest forms, cakes were normally fried breads or cheesecakes, and normally had a disk shape. Determining whether a given food should be classified as bread, cake, or pastry can be difficult.;

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  2. Beverly Avatar

    Happy Pink Saturday, Christi. We’ve been pinking together for going on a year now. Thank you for everything you do to make Pink Saturday special.

    Thank you for the wonderful party and birthday wishes. Oh, I would love a slice of homemade coconut cake right now. It is one of my favorites.

  3. Maggie Avatar

    What a pretty cake! Sounds like you’re ready to party!

    Sorry for the late PS visit- so many pinks, so little time this long holiday weekend!

    Happy belated PS!

    In Shoes We Trust,
    Maggie Mae
    “Do These Shoes Match This Purse?”

  4. Esther Avatar

    Happy Pink Saturday!! Love your recipe and coconut! Hope to see you at my blog sometime! XX

  5. Jean Avatar

    Hope you had a wonderful Pink Saturday!

  6. sarah Avatar

    This coconut cake is one of my favorites! It’s the 7 minute frosting that makes this a winner!
    Hope you have a terrific weekend. ~ Sarah

  7. Pat Avatar

    Thanks for sharing your “pink” recipe. I’ll have to try that!

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