Coconut Layer Cake

by Tarla Dalal

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Coconut Layer Cake recipe - How to make Coconut Layer Cake

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cooking Time: 30 mins Total Time: 50 mins 9Makes 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

Method

Cream the butter and sugar very well until light and creamy.
Separate the eggs.
Sieve the dry ingredients.
Beat the egg - yolks, one at a time, into the cream mixture.
Add the flour alternately with milk and add the vanilla essence. Mix wirh a light hand.
Beat the egg - whites stiffly. Add to the cake mixture. Mix well with a light hand.
Grease and dust two 175 mm. (7") diameter sandwich tins.
Pour the mixture into the prepared tins 10 minutes. Thereafter, reduce the temperature to 350°f. And bake for a further 15 minutes.
Cool the cakes.
Divide each cake horizontally into 2 parts.
Sandwich together with chocolate butter cream.
Coat the cakes with white glace icing.
Before the icing is dry, sprinkle thickly with desiccated coconut.
Decorate with glace cheeries and angelica leaves.