Servings: 2-1/2 Quarts (1-1/4 Quarts Per Sheet Cake)
2-1/2 cups (1 lb 4 oz) butter or margarine
4 3/4 quart (4 lb 12 oz) sugar, powdered, sifted
1 teaspoon salt
7 tablespoon (2 oz) milk, nonfat, dry
3/4 cup (variable) water
2 tablespoon vanilla
6 cups (16 oz) coconut, sweetened, prepared
Cream butter or margarine in mixer bowl 1 to 3 minutes or until soft and creamy. Use
beater at medium speed. Sift together sugar, salt, and milk; add to creamed mixture.
Combine water and vanilla; fold in 3 cups (8 oz) coconut; add slowly to creamed mixture
while beating at low speed. Beat until moisture is absorbed. Scrape down bowl. Beat at
medium speed 3 to 5 minutes or until light and of desired consistency. Spread on cool
cakes. After spreading frosting on each cake. Sprinkle remaining 3 cups coconut evenly
on each frosted cake
NOTE:
For 6 (2-layer) Cakes:
Spread 1-3/4 cups (1 lb) frosting on each cake.
For 13 dozen cupcakes:
Spread 3/4 cup frosting per dozen cupcakes or 1 tablespoon of frosting on each cupcake.
4 lb (1-No. 10 can) canned icing mix may be used. Follow directions on container.
1 cup other types of milk may be substituted for nonfat dry milk and water.