| Coconut is one of our favorite dessert ingredients. | | | | until well chilled. |
| Try these recipes for a California Coconut Cream | | | | Beat the whipping cream until soft peaks form. |
| Cake that is baked in an oblong pan, chilled, and | | | | Sprinkle with the sugar and beat until stiff but |
| served in squares. Different and Delicious. The recipe | | | | smooth. Frost top of cake and sprinkle with the |
| for Coconut Chiffon Pie is a good choice for a pie | | | | coconut. Serve chilled and cut into squares. |
| that is different from the usual. | | | | COCONUT CHIFFON PIE |
| CALIFORNIA COCONUT CREAM CAKE | | | | 1 envelope unflavored gelatin |
| 1 pkg (1 lb 2.25 oz) white cake mix with pudding | | | | 1/2 cup sugar |
| 3 eggs | | | | 1/8 tsp salt |
| 1/3 cup oil | | | | 3 eggs, separated |
| 1 cup water | | | | 1 3/4 cups milk |
| 1/2 tsp coconut flavoring | | | | 1 tsp vanilla extract |
| 1 cup canned cream of coconut syrup | | | | 3/4 cup shredded coconut |
| 1 can (14-oz) sweetened condensed milk | | | | 1 baked 9-inch pie shell |
| 1 carton (8-oz) whipping cream | | | | In the top of a double boiler, mix together the |
| 1 tbsp sugar | | | | gelatin, half the sugar, and salt. In a bowl, beat the |
| 1 cup flaked coconut | | | | egg yolks and milk together; add to the gelatin |
| Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13-inch | | | | mixture. Cook for 10 minutes of boiling water, stirring |
| baking pan and set aside. | | | | constantly, until gelatin is thoroughly dissolved and the |
| Combine cake mix, eggs, oil, water, and coconut | | | | mixture thickens. Remove from the heat. Stir in the |
| flavoring in a mixing bowl. Beat 2 minutes at medium | | | | vanilla. Chill to a consistency that is thicker than |
| speed of electric mixer. Pour into prepared cake pan. | | | | unbeaten egg whites. Stir in the coconut. Beat the |
| Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or according to | | | | egg whites until stiff; beat in the remaining sugar. Fold |
| package directions. | | | | the egg whites into the gelatin mixture. Pour into pie |
| Mix cream of coconut and condensed milk until | | | | shell; chill until firm. |
| smooth. Poke even rows of holes in warm cake with | | | | If desired, garnish pie with whipped cream sprinkled |
| a 2 prong serving fork. Pour the milk mixture over | | | | with toasted coconut. |
| top of cake allowing mixture to soak into the holes. | | | | Enjoy! |
| Set in the refrigerator overnight or for several hours | | | | |