Coconut Lemon Layer Cake

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This is a coconut-flavored cake with a layer of lemon curd in the middle, topped with lemony whipped cream and coconut. Yum! I got this from my beloved moosewood book of desserts." it makes a really pretty cake!"

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Steps

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Preheat the oven to 350f butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

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With an electric mixer , cream the butter and 2 cups of sugar until light and fluffy.

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In a separate bowl , mix together the coconut milk and vanilla.

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Add half of the milk mixture to the butter and sugar mixture and beat until well blended.

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Into another bowl , sift together the flour , baking powder , and salt.

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Add the sifted mixture to the butter mixture and stir well.

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Thoroughly mix in the remaining milk mixture.

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The batter will be very heavy.

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Using an electric mixer with clean , dry beaters and a clean bowl , beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.

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Fold the beaten whites into the batter until no trace of white remains.

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Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake until the.

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While the cake is baking , make the lemon curd.

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In the saucepan , whisk together the lemon peel , juice , sugar , and eggs.

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On medium heat , cook the mixture , whisking constantly until the curd thickens , about 5-7 minutes.

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Ingredients

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butter, sugar, coconut milk, pure vanilla extract, unbleached white flour, baking powder, salt, egg whites, lemon peel, fresh lemon juice, eggs, heavy cream, coconut flakes