COCOANUT LAYER CAKE
- ¼ cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups flour
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
Cream shortening, add sugar slowly, add flavoring and well-beaten egg; add milk; mix well; then add flour, salt and baking powder which have been sifted together. Bake in three greased layer cake tins in moderate oven 12 to 15 minutes.
COCOANUT FILLING AND ICING
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup water
- 2 egg whites
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 cup fresh grated cocoanut
Cook sugar and water over slow fire without stirring until syrup spins a thread; pour slowly over egg whites which have been beaten until stiff; beat until thick enough to spread; add flavoring. Spread between layers and on top of cake. While icing is still soft sprinkle thickly with cocoanut.