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Katie’s Chestnut Cake

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
¾ cup butter
1½ cups boiling water
2 cups High Rock Farm stone ground chestnut flour
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
6 beaten eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla

Icing

2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup sugar
½ cup butter
1 cup boiling water
1 cup High Rock Farm chopped pecans
3½ ounces shredded coconut

Directions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.

  2. Put sugar and butter in a bowl. Add boiling water and stir to melt butter.

  3. Sift chestnut flour, salt and baking soda into mixture. Blend thoroughly.

  4. Add eggs and vanilla. Pour into 9-by-13-inch baking pan.

  5. Bake for approximately 50 minutes or when a knife inserted into center comes out clean.

  6. Icing

  7. In a sauce pan, mix cornstarch and sugar.

  8. Add butter and boiling water. Heat to a boil while stirring.

  9. Add in chopped pecans and shredded coconut. Spread on cake.

Recipe Courtesy Of

A Richard Teague recipe courtesy of Brenda Sutton, The Produce Lady. See more recipes at www.theproducelady.org

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