Three-Day Coconut Cake

Ingredients & Instructions

Day 1 — Filling
1 pint sour cream
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
9 ounces frozen coconut

Mix ingredients together and refrigerate.

Day 2 — Cake Layers
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup Crisco shortening
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
5 eggs
3 cups sifted plain flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cup milk

Mix butter and Crisco.  Gradually add sugar.  Cream together until fluffy.  Add vanilla and eggs one at a time.  Beat well after each addition.  Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder.  Add alternately with milk.  Beat until smooth.  Bake 39-35 minutes at 350 degrees F.  Bake in 3 round cake pans.  Layers will be thin and firm.

Day 3 
Split layers and fill with coconut filling.  Ice cake with Cool Whip and sprinkle with frozen coconut.  Cake must be kept in the refrigerator.

Three-Day Coconut Cake Recipe

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Provided by Judy Wilkey