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Edna Lewis's Famous Coconut Lane Cake

Created by Edna Lewis
Oprah.com | January 01, 2006

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The subtle, nutty sweetness of grated coconut makes Edna Lewis's layer
cake an all-time favorite.

Created by Edna Lewis

Servings: Serves 810

Ingredients
Cake:
16 tablespoons (2 sticks) butter , room temperature, plus extra for pans
3 1/2 cups cake flour , plus extra for pans
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk , room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups sugar
8 large egg whites , room temperature

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Frosting:
12 large egg yolks
1 1/2 cups sugar
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter , melted
1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups finely chopped raisins
1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup bourbon

Directions
To make cake: Preheat oven to 325F. Butter and flour three 9-inch cake pans; line bottoms with
parchment paper. In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In another
small bowl, mix together milk and vanilla; set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer on medium speed, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Reduce speed and add the flour and milk mixtures in 2 or 3 batches, beginning and ending with
flour.
In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Stir 1/3 of egg whites into batter. Fold in
remaining egg whites until just incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared pans and bake until
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remaining egg whites until just incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared pans and bake until
cakes are springy and edges slightly pull away from sides of pans, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from
oven and let cool on wire racks 10 minutes. Loosen sides with a knife and invert cakes onto racks;
remove parchment paper and cool completely before frosting.
To make frosting: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisk egg yolks and sugar together
until sugar dissolves. Add melted butter, stirring constantly until thick enough to coat the back of a
spoon, 1 to 3 minutes; do not let mixture simmer or boil. Add pecans, raisins and coconut; cook 1
minute. Remove from heat and add vanilla and bourbon; cool to room temperature before using.
Spread 3/4 cup frosting between each layer of cake; use the rest for the sides and top.

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