Coconut Cake - 2

Recipe Instructions Separate 4 eggs. Mix eggs yolks, oil, water and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Add salt, baking powder, cake flour and 3.4 cup sugar and mix until smooth. Beat 4 egg whites until stiff and carefully fold into batter. Pour into 10 in Springform pan that has been greased and floured and waxed paper lined. Bake at 325F about 50 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool. Cut cake into 4 very thin or 3 thicker layers. To make filling, combine 2 cups milk, 3/4 cup sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla in saucepan. Bring to boil. Mix cornstarch with 2 tbs cold milk and 2 eggs. Blend cornstarch mixture into sugar mixture and cook, stirring, until thickened. Cool. to assemble, spread custard between cake layers. Whip cream with 3 tbs sugar until stiff. Frost top and sides of cake with whipped cream. Sprinkle top and sides generously with coconut. Chill thoroughly.