Jason wanted to bake Brittany a cake for her birthday the first year that they were dating. The two of us got to spend time in the kitchen together making this delicious cake and I’ll always cherish the memory of that day. It was probably my mother’s favorite cake.
pIngredients:
1 stick butter
2 c. sugar
5 egg yolks
1 c. chopped nuts
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. Crisco or other shortening
2 c. plain flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
1 sm. can Angel Flake coconut
5 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Instructions:
Cream butter, shortening.
Add sugar and egg yolks and beat well.
Add flour and soda, which have been sifted together, alternately with buttermilk.
Stir in vanilla and add nuts and coconut.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch layer cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
Frosting:
8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
1 stick butter, room temperature
1 box powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. nuts, optional
* I also sprinkle a little toasted coconut on the top of the cake.
Pin It
Let see some pictures of these yummy delicious desserts!! Just for motivation
Don’t worry, as I make them I’ll post pictures. I got a good one of Ashton eating one of my Baby Doll’s tonight.