Coconut Triple Layer Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• cooking spray
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon cake flour
• 3/4 salt
• 3 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 2/3 cups nonfat milk
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
• 1/4 teaspoon butter flavor extract
• 2/3 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 dash salt
• 3 large egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 2 teaspoons grated fresh lemon rind
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 coat 3 round cake pans (8 inch each) with the cooking spray, dust each with 1 tablespoon flour.
• 3 combine sifted flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• 4 then add sugar, butter and oil and beat for about 5 minutes.
• 5 add egg whites, one at a time and then combine the milk and yogurt.
• 6 add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, stir in extracts.
• 7 pour cake batter into your prepared pans.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• 9 cool in pan for another 10 minutes.
• 10 remove from pans.
• 11 make sure cake is completely cooled.
• 12 while cake is cooking make your coconut frosting.
• 13 add sugar, water, cream of tartar, sprinkle of salt and egg whites together.
• 14 beat at high speed until stiff peaks form on top of oven in a pan and candy thermometer registers 160.
• 15 add extracts and beat until blended.
• 16 put aside.
• 17 lemon filling: combine sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan.
• 18 stir in water, orange juice, rind, lemon juice, and egg yolks.
• 19 bring it to a boil over medium to high heat.
• 20 cook until it thickens, stirring constantly so it won't burn.
• 21 remove from heat, stir in vanilla.
• 22 cover and put it on cake after it gets cooled.
• 23 place 1 cake layer on a plate, that will be the bottom one.
• 24 spread a thin layer of lemon filling on top of cake.
• 25 put your second layer of cake on top of that.
• 26 and then spread another thin layer of lemon filling on top of that.
• 27 then you put the last layer on top of the cake.
• 28 then you spread the coconut frosting on the very top of the cake.
• 29 spread the frosting on sides of the cake.
• 30 sprinkle top of cake the coconut flakes.