White Chocolate Coconut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 oz. white chocolate
1/2 c. water
4 egg whites
2 c. sugar
1 c. unsalted butter
2 1/2 c. cake flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
White Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. blanched almonds, finely ground
3 1/3 c. canned flaked coconut
1/2 c. seedless raspberry jam

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Generously grease and flour 3 (9-inch) round cake pans.
Chop chocolate and melt with 1/2 cup water in top of double boiler over hot water, stirring occasionally.
Cool. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
Gradually beat in 1/2 cup sugar.
Continue beating until shiny, stiff peaks form.
Set aside. Beat remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar with butter until mixture is light in color and fluffy.
Stir in melted white chocolate.