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Lemon Filled Cake With Coconut Frosting Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Neena51 / All my dishes 4 months, 2 weeks ago This is three layers of yumminess! moist white cake, lemon curd filling and creamy,fluffy frosting sprinkled with coconut..My hubby requests this for every birthday. It does take a bit of work but is well worth it! Prep:90m Cook:50m Servings:1012	Neena51
	tall creamy fluffy delicious coconut lemon

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Ingredients

White Cake

3 c flour

1 c crisco

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp salt

2 c sugar

1 1/2 c milk

3 tsp baking powder

5 egg whites beaten stiff

Filling

1/2 c sugar

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 c water

1 tbsp butter

2 tbsp cornstarch

1/3 c lemon juice

2 tsp lemon zest

1 egg, slightly beaten

Coconut frosting

1 1/2 c sugar

2 egg whites

1/4 tsp salt

1 can coconut

1/3 c water

1/4 tsp cream of tarter

1 tsp vanilla

Directions

Cake

Combine all ingredients except egg whites in large bowl and mix with electric mixer on medium speed 3 minutes until well mixed

Gently fold in egg whites until thoroughly blended

Pour into 3 greased and floured 9 in cake pans

Bake at 350F for approximately 25 minutes

Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes then turn out of pans and cool thoroughly

Filling

Combine sugar cornstarch and salt in top of double boiler

Add lemon juice, zest, water egg and butter, mix well

Place over rapidly boiling water and cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens (about 5 minutes)

Cool thoroughly in refrigerator

Frosting

Combine sugar, water, egg whites, cream of tarter and salt in top of double boiler .

Beat with portable electric mixer until blended

Place over rapidly boiling water.

Beat constantly with mixer 7-10 minutes until frosting holds a peak

Remove from heat, add vanilla and continue beating until frosting is cool and of spreading consistency

Spread over top and sides of cake and sprinkle with coconut

Note

Put a layer of lemon curd then a thin layer of frosting and lightly sprinkle with coconut between layers

You may need to insert thin wooden skewers between layers, this is a tall cake

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Comments

brandyprz 4 months, 2 weeks ago said:
This looks so delicious! I am going to make this for Easter dinner....
Thank you for your post!

henrie 4 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Sounds yummie, thanks for sharing with us.

ambus 4 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Sounds so good!Thanks for posting such a wonderful recipe.

chihuahua 4 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Wowee, this sounds delicious and lovely! My husband loves lemon and I am crazy about coconut. Sounds like the perfect cake for us.

bluewaterandsand 4 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Oh my, this sounds so very delicious! I will try this one for my granddaughters birthday!

lunasea 4 months, 1 week ago said:
Wow - this is one of my favorite cakes ever! It reminds me of my sweet dad, which I miss so very much. He always requested this cake for his birthday.

Thanks so much for the great recipe and for the fond memories.

Smiles,
Vickie

danadooley 4 months, 1 week ago said:
Oh boy, ya know normally for me, if it ain't chocolate, it ain't dessert. But this has me drooling, let me tell you. Great looking cake.

bradfordblanco 3 months, 4 weeks ago said:
I've made this cake for friends and my former mother in law on birthdays over the past 10 years or so. It's a great recipe and one of the best cakes out there. Light and delicate, moist and delicious.

juliecake 3 months, 1 week ago said:
Super-fantastic!! What's not to love! Got my 5.

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