From: Joyce Bryant > I am looking for the Coconut Pound
Cake recipe from Paula Deen. Went to The website and could not find it.
HELP!

Hopefully this is what you are looking for Jamie is, of course, her son

Jamies Coconut Cake
Basic 1-2-3-4

Cake with coconut milk:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
3 cups sifted self-rising flour
1 cup coconut milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Filling:
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
4 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup flaked, sweetened coconut
7-Minute Frosting:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar or 1 tablespoon white corn syrup
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup water
2 egg whites
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 to 3 cups coconut, flaked and sweetened
Artificial holly, optional garnish

Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) cake
pans. Using an electric mixer, cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar and
continue to cream well for 6 to 8 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating
well after each addition. Add flour and coconut milk alternately to
creamed mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and continue
to beat until just mixed. Divide batter equally among prepared pans. Level
batter in each pan by holding pan 3 or 4-inches above counter, then
dropping it flat onto counter. Do this several times to release air
bubbles and assure you of a more level cake. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or
until done. Cool in pans 5 to 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto cooling racks.

Filling: Stir together sugar, sour cream, milk, and coconut in a bowl
until well blended. Add first cake layer onto pedestal. Using the wrong
end of a wooden spoon, poke holes approximately 1-inch apart until entire
cake has been poked. Spread a third of filling mixture on cake layer. Top
with second layer, repeat process. Top with last layer and repeat process
again.

Cooks Note: As each layer is stacked, stick them with toothpicks to
prevent
cake from shifting.

Frosting: Place sugar, cream of tartar or corn syrup, salt, water, and egg
whites in
the top of a double boiler. Beat with a handheld electric mixer for 1
minute
Place pan over boiling water, being sure that boiling water does not touch
the bottom of the top pan. Beat constantly on high speed with electric
mixer
for 7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Frost the top and sides of the cake.
Sprinkle top and sides of cake with coconut. Garnish with artificial
holly,
if desired.

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