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    Coconut-Cream Cake w/ Lemon-Lime Filling


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    List of Ingredients




    CAKE

    2-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour (Sift before measuring)
    2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 cup butter or margarine, softened
    2 cups granulated sugar
    4 eggs
    1 cup milk
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    FILLING

    1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup orange juice
    2 tablespoons lemon juice
    2 tablespoons lime juice
    1/4 cup water
    3 egg yolks
    1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
    1 tablespoon grated lime peel
    Green food coloring, optional

    FROSTING

    2 cups heavy cream, chilled
    1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
    1 can (4-ounces) flaked coconut
    3 thin slices lime, halved

    Recipe



    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three (9-inch x 1-1/2-inch) round pans.

    Sift flour with baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. In large bowl of mixer, at high speed, beat butter and 2 cups sugar until light. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

    Continue beating, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula, until fluffy, about 2 minutes. At low speed, beat in flour mixture (in fourths) alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla. Beat just until smooth, about 1 minute.

    Pour into prepared pans, bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until surface springs back when gently pressed with finger. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool on racks.

    FILLING: In small saucepan, mix 1 cup sugar with cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in orange, lemon and lime juices and the water. Bring to boiling over medium heat, stirring. Remove from heat. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Bring to boiling, stirring, boil 1 minute. Remove pan from heat. Stir in lemon and lime peels and a few drops of food color, if using. Turn into bowl; cool over ice water.

    FROSTING: In medium bowl, combine cream and confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate for 1/2 hour. Beat until stiff. Measure 1 cup whipped cream and, with whisk, fold into filling.

    Place 1 cake layer, top side down, on large cake plate. Spread with half of filling almost to outer edge. Repeat with second layer and rest of filling; place top layer right side up. Frost with rest of whipped cream, decorate with coconut and lime. Refrigerate.


 

 

 


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