Coconut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
3 c. sifted Swans Down cake flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
4 eggs
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Cream butter; gradually add sugar, creaming until light and fluffy.
Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
Add eggs one at a time to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
Add flour mixture alternately with milk and flavorings, beating after each addition until smooth.
Pour batter into three greased and floured 9 x 2-inch cake pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool in pans 10 minutes.
Remove from pans; finish cooling on racks.