Laun/Pruett Recipe Collection
Aunt Babe's Coconut White Cake (Viola Walsh)

1/2 c. butter
1 c. fresh coconut milk
5 t. baking powder
1 t. vanilla
1 3/4 c. sugar
3 c. flour (Swans Down)
1/4 t. salt
5 egg whites

Cream butter and sugar. Add flour, alternating with milk. Add vanilla. Fold in egg whites last. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

Frost with 7 minute icing. Dust with grated coconut.

7 minute frosting from Google. Martha Stewart
http://www.marthastewart.com/344305/seven-minute-frosting

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
6 large egg whites
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions

In the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer set over a saucepan of simmering water, combine sugar, corn syrup, 1/4 cup water, and egg whites. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture registers 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, about 2 minutes.
Attach bowl to a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat mixture on high speed until glossy and voluminous, about 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Use immediately.

Recipe Contributed by Mary Ann Laun