Comments on: The Quest

By: nicostuff

nicostuff — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:49:05 +0000

Thanks Susan! Thanks for the recipe! The cake sounds yummy, and it will be fun to give it a try too Thanks again to you and your mom for sharing the recipe with me

By: nicostuff

nicostuff — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:47:44 +0000

Thanks Marva! Yum your dad’s favorite cake sounds really yummy too. I hope that I can find a recipe (or make up one) that comes close to James favorite.

By: nicostuff

nicostuff — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:46:48 +0000

Thanks Stacey! I’ll have to bake several, and you and James can rate them Dylan might help out on the panel too.

By: nicostuff

nicostuff — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:46:04 +0000

Thanks Mimi! I’m a fan of coconut cake too, I just wish I had sampled James favorite cake, then I might have a good idea of where to start. I think the quest for the tasty coconut cake is going to be fun, and a good excuse to spend a little extra time in the kitchen.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:10:02 +0000

Alrighty…I could only find one coconut cake recipe in my mom’s stash, and it looks like it just has a coconut topping. But here it is anyway, in case it helps.

COCONUT MERINGUE CAKE

Preheat oven to 325F.
Grease a 9″ square cake pan and dust lightly with flour.

Cream 1/4 cup shortening…gradually blend in 1/2 cup sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add 2 well-beaten egg yolks and beat until well combined. In another bowl, blend or sift together 1 cup all-purpose flour, 2 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, alternately with 1/2 cup of milk. Blend after each addition. Pour batter into prepared pan.

TOPPING:
Beat 2 egg whites to soft peaks. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup sugar, then fold in 1 cup of coconut. Spread carefully over cake batter. Bake in preheated 325F oven for about 45 minutes.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:11:23 +0000

My mom is 73, she has every cookbook known to man I think lol.

I’ll take a look through and see if I can find a coconut recipe, I’ll pass it on to you if I find one!

By: Marva

Marva — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:15:30 +0000

My dad loves coconut cake, three layer, white to be exact. I hope you find what you’re after and have a great Monday! Blessings!!!!

By: Stacey Lynne

Stacey Lynne — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:14:27 +0000

I am curious too just what it was that made it so good. I have never made a coconut cake, but I would sure serve on a taste testing panel with James!

By: Mimi

Mimi — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:47:06 +0000

Coconut cake is my favorite cake. I love any and every coconut cake. I wonder if it was the frosting that made his favorite so memorable, or perhaps it was a coconut pudding cake.It will be fun to see what you find!