Macedonian Coconut Cake

Ingredients
SYRUP
 * 1 	 cup   butter
 * 1 	cup sugar
 * 8 	eggs, separated
 * 2 	cups flour
 * 1 	tablespoon baking powder
 * 1 	teaspoon baking soda
 * 1 	cup milk
 * 2 	tablespoons ouzo
 * 1 	teaspoon vanilla
 * 1 	cup flaked coconut
 * 3 1/2 	cups water
 * 1/2 	ounce ouzo
 * 3 	cups sugar
 * 1 	teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

 * 1) Grease and flour a 15 x 10 x 2-inch sheet cake pan or 10-inch bundt pan.
 * 2) In large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on high speed.
 * 3) Beat in egg yolks.
 * 4) Combine dry ingredients (flour through baking soda).
 * 5) Combine wet ingredients (milk through vanilla).
 * 6) On low speed alternately add dry and wet ingredients to batter.
 * 7) Stir in coconut.
 * 8) In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry and gently fold into batter just until mixed.
 * 9) Pour into pan.
 * 10) Bake at 350° 1-1¼ hours until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
 * 11) Start cake cooling and make syrup:.
 * 12) Combine water through 3 cups sugar in a saucepan, bring to a boil—stirring until sugar dissolves—and let boil 5 minutes.
 * 13) Remove syrup from heat and stir in lemon juice.
 * 14) Pour syrup over cake and let cool completely.