Ingredients

Coconut Cake with Fluffy Icing
3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 1/2 cups sugar
8 egg yolks
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter , cut into 8 pieces
Grated zest of 2 lemons
Pinch of salt
3 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
16 tablespoons (2 sticks) butter , softened
4 eggs , at room temperature, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup well-stirred, canned unsweetened coconut milk
2 egg whites , at room temperature
2 teaspoons corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon   cream of tartar
1 bag (17 ounces) shredded sweetened coconut (2 2/3 cups)

Description

Coconut Cake Recipe, Seen In O, The Oprah Magazine In December 2002

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