sunshine coconut cake

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cup sugar
• 3 cup flour all- purpose
• 4 eggs
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 c.sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 6 large marshmallows (chopped)
• 2 egg whites (beaten stiff)
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp lemon juice

1. preheat oven at 350F, bake at 325F, in 2 - 10 inch pans.
2. well greased pans.
3. cream together shorthening and sugar in a bowl add eggs to shortening and sugar one at a time and beat, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
4. alternate milk with flour add vanilla and stir.mix well.
5. pour into pans and bake for 50 minutes.or untill center of cake is done.
6. for the marshmallow frosting
7. boil the sugar and water to 238F.
8. add that chop marshmallows, but do not stir, pour hot syrup over beaten egg whites, dan add baking powder and lemon juice.
9. continue beating until it forms a peek.
10. useing a Electric mixer.
11. spread between the two layers of the cake and on top and sides of cake.
12. now sprinkle with coconut on top and sides of cake.
13. add chopped pecans if desired (optional)

shortening, sugar, flour, eggs, baking powder, salt, milk, vanilla, csugar, water, marshmallows, egg whites, baking powder, lemon juice

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/338023-sunshine-coconut-cake (may not work)