Another from my mother’s cake recipes. Note the frosting has raw eggs in it, but no one ever had a problem with this cake!
PRIZE CAKE
1-3/4 cups sifted cake flour
2-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening (I use butter)
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup shredded coconut
Sift together three times the flour, baking powder and salt. Cream sugar with shortening until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Then add flour alternately with milk, beating until smooth. Mix in vanilla and coconut. Pour into two 8 inch round layer pans, lined on bottoms with parchment paper. Bake in moderate oven 375 defrees F for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool and frost.
FROSTING:
Melt one package Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate with 1/2 cup butter . Beat 2 eggs thoroughly. Gradually add chocolate mixture, beating until well mixed. Chill until set. Then add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and beat until creamy. Spread evenly over cooled cake to frost, also between layers.
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