Cocoanut Cakes Recipe 1

Ingredients for Cocoanut Cakes Recipe 1

• 8 ounces flour
• 3 ounces butter
• 1½ ounces sugar
• 4 ounces cocoanut desiccated
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• Whites of 3 eggs

Instructions

1. Mix the flour and butter together; then add the sugar, cocoanut and baking powder.
2. Whisk the eggs to a stiff froth, and mix with the other ingredients thoroughly for a few minutes, then drop about a tablespoon in little heaps on the oven shelf or baking sheet, and bake in a moderate oven for fifteen minutes.
3. One-half a teaspoon of vanilla gives these cakes a delicate flavor and should be added at the same time as the egg to the other ingredients.