Ingredients

1 3/4 Cups Sifted Swans Down Cake Flour
2 1/4 Teaspoons Baking Powder
3/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Cup Butter Or Margarine
1 Cup Sugar + 2 Tablespoons
2 Eggs
2/3 Cup Milk
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
2/3 Cup Baker's Fine Grated Or Angel Flake Coconut

Directions

1. Measure sifted flour, baking powder, and salt, sift together. Cream butter. Gradually add sugar; cream until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Alternately add flour mixture and milk, beating after each addition until smooth.
3. Stir in vanilla and coconut. Pour batter into two 8 inch layer pans, lined on bottom with wax paper.
4. Bake in moderate oven (350) 30 to 35 minutes.
   
5. Cool in pans 10 minutes then remove from pans and finish cooling on
   racks.