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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This is my grandmothers recipe. She would make these cakes & sell at the local bakery. She would also make them for all of her grandchildrens birthdays. Ingredients:
1 cup shortening (or 2 sticks margarine) |
1 cup milk |
2 cups sugar |
3 cups flour (self-rising;sift first,them measure,then sift again) |
4 eggs |
1 tsp vanilla |
icing ( 7 minute frosting) |
1 1/2 cups sugar |
2 egg whites |
1/3 cup water |
1 1/2 tsp karo light syrup |
1 tsp vanilla |
pinch salt |
bakers flaked coconut |
Directions:
1. Have all ingredients at room temp. heat oven to 350. Place margarine in mixer. Sift & measrue flour & add sugar. Put flour mixture, eggs & vanilla in mixer. Mix all until moist on low speed. Mix on med. for 3-4 min.- no longer. Pour into grease & floured cake pans. Burp pans on counter. Bake for 30 min.
2. 7 Minute Frosting; Place all ingredients except vanilla using double boiler. Beat with a hand mixer until icing peaks ( approx. 7 minutes). Remove from heat & beat in vanilla until cool.
3. Frost one layer and top with second layer. Frost rest of cake and cover top & sides with flaked coconut.
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