Jamie's Coconut Cake

INGREDIENTS

• 4 eggs
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup flaked, sweetened coconut
• 1 cup milk
• 2 egg whites
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• Flaked, sweetened coconut, for sprinkling
• 1 recipe 7-minute Frosting
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar or 1 tablespoon white corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
• 3 cups sifted self-rising flour
• Basic 1-2-3-4 Cake but substitute 1 cup canned, unsweetened coconut milk for regular milk, recipe follows
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/8 teaspoon salt