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| Some of Morgan's children. Lena Mae, Riley, standing back Left to Right front Naoma, Orea, Hubert and Bertha |
The following recipe is our family favorite "Fresh Coconut Cake." This was Aunt Bertha's special cake. I am making it tomorrow. I had a friend from college, who after graduating, was the manager or The University Club in Tuscaloosa. She said they had this cake on their menu and it was constantly their best seller.
Fresh Coconut Cake
Butter Cake Recipe
2 ½ cups plain flour
¾ teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
¾ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup soft butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
· Combine flour, salt, and soda blend with a whisk.
· Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time and beat after each addition until yolk is blended in well.
· Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, mix until well blended. Stir in vanilla.
· Bake 350 degrees in 3- 9” pans for 30 min.
Fresh Coconut Frosting
2 bags of frozen fresh coconut Thawed do not drain
1 16 oz container of sour cream
1 16 oz box of confectioner sugar
1 small container of whipped topping like cool whip
· Mix together thawed coconut with juice, sour cream, and confectioner sugar in large mixing bowl. Fold in cool whip or whipped cream.
· Frost layers when completely cool, cover top and sides of cake. Cover and refrigerate for at least 24 hours. Keeps refrigerated up to 5 days.
After 24 to 48 hours the flavors have time to blend and the sugars melt and seep down into the cake….It’s really good. If you want to use a pre mixed cake mix try Duncan Hines Butter recipe cake mix. It's almost as good as this "from scratch" recipe
This past Thanksgiving mother gave me a list of the Holland family members. I am attempting to get the information and pictures sorted out and recorded for the Holland Family Reunion I think it will be April 24th this year. The location is always East Gate Park in Dothan.
Sanders Holland my Great Great Grandfather is the oldest family member that we have information on so far. He was born March 6, 1831. He married Emilie Kirkland from Abbeville, Al. prior to 1851. Sanders was killed in The Civil War in Virginia in 1863.
Emilie was born Jan. 5, 1830, and died in 1901. As far as we know after Sanders died in Virginia she stayed in Abbeville with her father and raised their 5 children.
1. John Franklin Holland born 12- 4-1851 in Henry Co......died 2-2-1910 in Hartford, Al.
2. Josiah Holland born 3-9-1853 in Henry Co. died unkown
3. James Madison Holland born 5-18-1853 in Henry Co. died unkown
4. Mary Polly Holland born 1-1-1859 in Henry co. died unkown
5. William Morgan Holland born 9-1-1860 in Henry Co. died Jan. 25, 1941 in Houston County buried Ramer Baptist Church Cottonwood, Al.
William Morgan was my great grandfather. He was 3 years old in 1863, when his father Sanders, died in The Civil War in Virginia. He was raised by his mother in Abbeville. After the war Emilie lived with her father Josiah in Abbeville where he operated The Country Tavern.
I have to go to Abbeville and research Sanders Holland, and casualty records for the Civil War. The civil war records may be in Ozark, Al. I heard there is civil war information in a museum or library there.
I think this picture is one of Morgan's older brothers. I think they look alike.
This may be another of Morgan's brothers.
We have the list of children for most of Morgan's brothers and sisters. I am sure there is more information and possibly some more pictures in Abbeville.
