3 c Cake Flour; sifted
3 ts Baking Powder
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 c Butter; or shortening
1/2 c Sugar
1 c Milk
1/2 ts Lemon extract
4 Egg whites; stiffly beaten
Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt, sift together
three times. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream
together until light and fluffy. Add flour, altemately with milk, a
small amount at a time, beating after each addtion until smooth. Add
lemon extract. Fold in egg whites quickly and thoroughly. Bake in
three greased 9-inch layer pans in moderate oven 375 degrees F.) 25
to 30 minutes. Spread Coconut Lemon Filling (see recipe) 1/2-inch
thick on top of layers and let stand until filling is set then adjust
layers and spread remaining filling on sides of cake. Sprinkle
Coconut generously on sides and top of cake. Decorate top of cake
with a 1-inch border of coconut.
