Orange Coconut Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 6 eggs, divided
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 1 1/2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flour
• 1 fresh coconut (shake to make sure it has milk in it)
• 24 large marshmallows
• 1 pint whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 note: the filling has to thicken in the refrigerator overnight. to make the filling:.
• 2 poke holes in the top of the coconut and drain the milk - you should have approximately 1/3c. split the coconut and shred the meat - the amount doesn't matter, just use what you get. put into a ziplock bag or a bowl with a lid to stay fresh until the next day. in a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the marshmallows into the coconut milk, remove from heat and cool. refrigerate overnight.
• 3 the next day:.
• 4 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 5 line the bottoms of two 8" or 9" round cake pans with waxed paper.
• 6 beat the egg whites until foamy; gradually beat in 3/4c. sugar until stiff peaks form. set aside.
• 7 in a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks with the remaining 1/4c. sugar until thick and lemon-colored; mix in the orange juice and salt.
• 8 fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture, and then fold in the flour.
• 9 pour batter into waxed-paper lined pans and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. (the tops will spring back to the touch). cool in pans for 10 minutes and then turn out.
• 10 filling:.
• 11 remove from the refrigerate and note that it has gelled and thickened.
• 12 whip marshmallow mixture until light and fluffy. beat whipping cream until light and fluffy - don't add any sugar. fold into marshmallow/coconut milk mixture.
• 13 split (torte) the 2 completely cooled cake layers so that you have 4 layers. place first layer on cake plate and spread 1/4 marshmallow/cream mixture on top, sprinkle with shredded coconut. alternate cake layers and marshmallow/cream mixture and coconut, ending with marshmallow/cream mixture & coconut on top. store unused portion in refrigerator - it tastes better the 2nd day!