Graham cracker cake #2

1 cake

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2tablespoonsButter
1cupSugar
4Eggs, separated
½cupShredded coconut
1cupConfections sugar
2tablespoonsButter
½teaspoonVanilla
1cupMilk
2cupsGraham cracker crumbs
2teaspoonsBaking powder
1teaspoonVanilla
2tablespoonsMilk, cream, sherry, rum
Or brandy (choose one)

Directions

CAKE

FROSTING

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar, add well beaten yolks and milk alternately, with coconut, baking powder and crackers that have been rolled fine. Fold in stiffly beaten whites. Bake in two well greased 9 inch layer cake pans about 30 minutes. Use butter frosting between and on top of cake, sprinkle top with coconut.

Butter frosting just cream butter and sugar well, add the liquid and flavoring until thin enough to spread.

Taken from New Settlement Cookbook 1954 == Courtesy of Dale & Gail Shipp, Columbia Md. == Submitted By GAIL SHIPP On 10-11-94