Photo: David Holifield
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1½ cups flour
- 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 egg whites (for icing)
- powdered sugar (for icing)
- fresh grated cocoanut (for topping)
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
2
Cream the butter well, then add the sugar and cream again.
3
Add the milk, then the well-beaten yolks.
4
Sift the flour with the baking powder and add it to the mixture.
5
Beat all together until light.
6
Fold in the beaten egg whites and vanilla.
7
Divide the batter into two layers and bake.
8
For the filling, beat the egg whites until very stiff.
9
Gradually add enough powdered sugar to make a creamy icing.
10
Spread the icing on the layers and cover thickly with grated fresh cocoanut.
11
Flavor the icing with a little vanilla.