Macedonian Coconut Cake

== Description ==
== Ingredients ==
* 1 	 cup butter
* 1 	cup Sugar
* 8 	eggs, separated
* 2 	cups flour
* 1 	tablespoon baking powder
* 1 	teaspoon baking soda
* 1 	cup milk
* 2 	tablespoons ouzo
* 1 	teaspoon vanilla
* 1 	cup flaked coconut
SYRUP
* 3 1/2 	cups water
* 1/2 	ounce ouzo
* 3 	cups Sugar
* 1 	teaspoon lemon juice
== Directions ==
# Grease and flour a 15 x 10 x 2-inch sheet cake pan or 10-inch bundt pan.
# In large bowl, cream together the butter and Sugar with an electric mixer on high speed.
# Beat in egg yolks.
# Combine dry ingredients (flour through baking soda).
# Combine wet ingredients (milk through vanilla).
# On low speed alternately add dry and wet ingredients to batter.
# Stir in coconut.
# In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry and gently fold into batter just until mixed.
# Pour into pan.
# Bake at 350° 1-1¼ hours until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
# Start cake cooling and make syrup:.
# Combine water through 3 cups Sugar in a saucepan, bring to a boil—stirring until Sugar dissolves—and let boil 5 minutes.
# Remove syrup from heat and stir in lemon juice.
# Pour syrup over cake and let cool completely.
Category:Macedonian Recipes
Category:Macedonian Desserts
Category:Coconut Recipes
Category:Ouzo Recipes
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