Ambrosia Cake Recipe

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Ready in: 1-2 hrs
recipe difficulty 3/5

Difficulty: 3 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)

Serves/Makes: 12

Ingredients:
***CAKE***
3/4 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup fresh coconut -- finely grated
3 cups cake flour -- sifted
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 egg whites -- stiffly beaten
1 3/4 cup sugar
1 cup butter
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon orange rind
***SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING***
2 egg whites -- unbeaten
1 1/2 cup sugar
5 tablespoons cold water
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
OR
1 1/2 teaspoon light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup coconut -- finely shredded
mandarin orange sections -- for decoration
1/4 teaspoon orange rind

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Directions:

Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together twice. Beat the egg whites until stiff, then add 1/4 cup of sugar and set aside.

Cream butter until fluffy and add the remaining sugar and egg yolks, mixing well. Add flour, alternating with milk and coconut milk, and blend until smooth. Add vanilla and the 1/4 cup grated coconut. Last, fold in egg whites.

Bake in 3 well-buttered 8" circular layer pans in a preheated 350F oven for 30 minutes. Cover with Seven Minute Frosting

To prepare Seven Minute Frosting: place egg whites, sugar, cold water, cream of tartar or corn syrup, and salt in the top of a double boiler.

Place over rapidly boiling water, beating constantly with an egg beater, for 7 minutes or until icing will stand in peaks. Remove from heat, add vanilla, and continue to beat until thick enough to spread.

When entire cake has been frosted, sprinkle coconut and orange rind generously over the top and sides. Then decorate the top with orange sections.

This recipe from CDKitchen for Ambrosia Cake serves/makes 12