Bonnie's Cake

This multi-layer cake is made with cake flour, buttermilk, separated eggs, and butter flavoring. Black walnuts & coconut are folded into the batter.

Ingredients:

• 1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 6 egg yolks
• 1 tsp butter flavoring
• 2 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup black walnuts, finely chopped
• 6 oz flaked coconut
• 6 egg whites
• 1/4 tsp salt
• Cream cheese frosting (recipe below)
• 1/2 cup toasted coconut
• Garnish with additional chopped black walnuts
• Frosting recipe:
• 12 oz cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 lbs confectioners sugar, sifted
• 1 1/2 tsp butter flavoring

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 3, 8-inch round baking pans. Cream butter and shortening; add sugar and beat until well combined. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating until smooth; beat in the 1 tsp. butter flavoring. Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda together; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in the 1 cup nuts and the coconut. Beat egg whites with salt to stiff peaks; fold into batter. Pour into pans. Place in oven. Bake 15 minutes, then lower oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake about 20 minutes longer until toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool in pans on racks about 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely. Split each layer in half. Spread frosting (see below) between layers, on sides and over top; coat the sides with toasted coconut. Garnish with nuts. For frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth; add sugar and the 1 1/2 tsp butter flavoring, mix well.

Number of Servings: 12 servings