CAKE
Cream Together
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 stick butter (I use Kerrygold Irish butter, salted) or margarine
Add
5 egg yolks
2 cups flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
Fold In
2 cups Baker’s Angel Flake coconut
1/2 cup chopped nuts
5 egg whites (beaten stiff but not dry)
Bake
350 for 20 min (or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean) – Makes three layers
ICING
Cream Together
1 8 oz cream cheese
1 stick salted butter or margarine
1 box powdered sugar
2/3 cup Baker’s Angel Flake coconut (what’s left from a 7 ounce package)
Spread icing between cooled layers and sprinkle with coconut. Spread icing on top and sides. Sprinkle coconut on top and press onto sides if desired. Decorate with gum drops. (optional)
Recipe courtesy of Murle Hinze
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Christmas has arrived in sleepy McGill, Georgia, but holiday cheer can’t keep temperamental Stella Reid from swinging a rolling pin at anyone who crosses her bad side—and this season, there are plenty. First an anonymous grinch vandalizes a celebrated nativity display. Far worse, the scandalous Prissy Carr is found dead in an alley behind a tavern. With police puzzled over the murder, Stella decides to stir the local gossip pot for clues on the culprit’s identity . . .
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