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Recipe

MeasurementsIngredients
1 1/2 cupsSugar
1 cupWater
6 tablespoonsWhite Karo Syrup
6Egg Whites, stiffly beaten
1/3 cupPowdered Sugar
Coconut

Instructions

  1. Mix sugar, water, and Karo syrup. Cook until a soft ball forms or until candy thermometer reaches 238°F.
  2. Beat until stiff 6 egg whites.
  3. Add the hot syrup slowly to the stiff egg whites, beating thoroughly until the icing is like cream.
  4. Add 1/3 cup powdered sugar.
  5. Spread icing on first layer of cake and sprinkle layer with coconut.
  6. Add another layer of cake and repeat icing and coconut.
  7. Add third layer of cake and ice top and sides of cake and sprinkle generously with coconut.