Torta De Coco (Coconut Cake)

• 1 1/2 cups sherry wine (a drinkable not too dry sherry(NOT cooking sherry)
• 8 ounces raisins
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups water
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 7 ounces shredded unsweetened coconut (dessicated is fine)
• 1 poundcake (the recipe I use provides a 10-inch cake)
• 10 eggs, separated
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• butter, for the pan

1. Soak the raisins in the sherry.
2. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees.
3. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, the water and the cinnamon sticks and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it forms a thick syrup.
4. Add the coconut, stir well, and cook another three minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Remove from heat and allow to cool; when cooled, remove and discard cinnamon sticks.
6. Grate the poundcake into a large bowl.
7. Beat the egg yolks and add them to the pound cake along with the coconut mixture, the raisins and sherry and the ground cinnamon.
8. Butter a ten inch springform pan.
9. Beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks.
10. Fold them, using a rubber spatula, into the cake mixture, blending well but gently.
11. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for an hour, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
12. Cool on a rack before opening the springform pan.
13. Note: Even the best springform pans leak sometimes, so wrap the bottom with some foil and place a cookie sheet on the oven shelf beneath the shelf on which you bake the cake.

sherry wine, raisins, sugar, water, cinnamon sticks, unsweetened coconut, poundcake, eggs, ground cinnamon, butter

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/torta-de-coco-coconut-cake-173441 (may not work)