Coconut Birthday Cake

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 cups cake flour
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 egg whites
• Freshly grated coconut

1. Cream shortening and butter; gradually add sugar, beating mixture well.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
3. Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
4. Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans; bake at 350u0b0 for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove layers from pans, and let cool completely. Spread Lemon Filling between layers; frost top and sides with Fluffy Frosting, and sprinkle with coconut.

shortening, butter, sugar, cake flour, baking powder, salt, milk, vanilla, egg whites, coconut

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/coconut-birthday-cake (may not work)