Orange Coconut Cake

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Title: ORANGE COCONUT CAKE
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 12 Servings

Mrs. c. l. clemans
2 1/2 c Flour; sifted
4 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 1/2 ts Salt
1 3/4 c Sugar
3/4 c Butter or shortening
1 1/8 c Milk
1 ts Almond extract
2/3 c Egg whites; unbeaten
-----orange filling-----
1 c Sugar
4 tb Cornstarch
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Grated orange rind
1 1/2 tb Lemon juice
2 tb Butter
-----frosting-----
1 1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Water
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
1/2 ts Salt
3 Egg whites

CAKE: Preheat oven to 350~F. Sift dry ingredients together. Add butter
and milk, beat 2 minutes at medium speed on electric mixer. Add almond
extract and egg whites, beat 2 minutes more. Bake in two 9" layer pans for
35-40 minutes.

ORANGE FILLING: Mix ingredients togethre in a saucepan and bring to a
rolling boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Chill before using.

FROSTING: Mix thoroughly in a saucepan and place over heat. Stir
constantly until sugar dissolves. Wipe crystals from sides of pan as
necessar. Boil without stirring to 244-246~F or a frim ball stage. Pour
syrup slowly into stiffly beaten egg whites. Add vanilla. Beat until
frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Margaret Garland DFYX18A
Source: Prize Winning Recipes from the State Fair of Texas, 1976.

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