← All recipes

Coconut 12

A home-style Coconut 12 made with Butter, Sugar, Buttermilk, All Purpose Flour, and Baking Soda. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1 cup
• 2 cup
• 1 cup
• 3 cup
• 1
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1
• 2 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 1/2
• 1

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Cream butter, add sugar gradually, creaming continuously.

2. 2

   Mix dry ingredients together in separate bowl.

3. 3

   Alternately add buttermilk and dry ingredients to butter mixture.

4. 4

   Add vanilla and fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.

5. 5

   Bake in 9 x 13 pan at 350 F for 40 minutes (do not overbake).

6. 6

   Boil 2 cups of sugar with 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar until syrup threads.

7. 7

   Beat egg whites, 1/2 cup sugar and baking powder.

8. 8

   Slowly add syrup, beat until desired consistency.

9. 9

   Spread over cake. Sprinkle coconut on top.