Coconut Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup almond flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 egg whites
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease and flour 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
• 3 in large bowl, combine sugar and butter.
• 4 using electric mixer, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
• 5 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
• 6 add vanilla; mix until blended.
• 7 combined dry ingredients, and then add alternately with half and half to butter mixture, and mix until blended.
• 8 spoon batter into prepared cake pan; with metal spatula, spread batter evenly in pan.
• 9 bake at 350°f 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 10 cool 10 minutes; loosen from sides of pan.
• 11 invert on cooling rack.
• 12 to make frosting, heat water in top of double boiler to simmer.
• 13 with electric mixer, beat in egg whites, sugar, cream of tartar, and vanilla until soft peaks form (about 7 minutes).
• 14 remove pan from heat.
• 15 cool 15-20 minutes.
• 16 with top side of cake up, spread frosting on top and sides.
• 17 sprinkle coconut onto top and sides; pat gently into frosting.