Mashula’s Coconut Cake

Name: Mashula’s Coconut Cake
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon almond extract (optional); ¾ cup (1½ sticks) butter, softened; 1½ cups sugar; ¾ cup egg whites (about 6 large eggs, or 12 to 14 guinea eggs); ¾ cup egg whites (about 6 large eggs, or 12 to 14 guinea eggs); 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; ¾ cup egg whites (about 6 large eggs, or 12 to 14 guinea eggs); ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; 2¾ cups sifted cake flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 2 cups milk; 4 egg yoLks (or 8 to 10 guinea egg yolks), lightly beaten; 4 egg yoLks (or 8 to 10 guinea egg yolks), lightly beaten; 4 ounces almond paste or marzipan; 1 cup milk; ½ cup sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ cup cornstarch; 1 teaspoon brandy (optional); ⅛ teaspoon salt; One 1-pound box (about 3⅔ cups) confectioners’ sugar; 2 or 3 tablespoons whipping cream, half-and-half, or milk; 4 ounces almond paste or marzipan; ½ teaspoon almond extract; ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened; 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups grated fresh coconut, or sweetened shredded or flaked coconut; 2 or 3 tablespoons whipping cream, half-and-half, or milk

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Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Southern Cakes

By Nancie McDermott

Published 2007

About

In her writing, Eudora Welty often uses food to illumonate her stories of Southern life, and nowhere more deliciously than in her novel Delta Wedding. Welty scholar Dr. Ann Romines, a professor of English at George Washington University, explores this aspect of Welty’s work in two fine essays, “Reading the Cakes: ‘Delta Wedding’ and the Texts of Southern Women’s Culture” and “Baking the Cake: My Recipe for Mashula’s Coconut Cake.” Working from the general references within Delta W

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Christmas
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