Piñata Cake — Les Petites Gourmettes

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Pinch of salt
• 6 large egg whites
• 4 sticks (1 pound) unsalted butter, cut into small chunks, at room temperature
• 4 cups sweetened shredded coconut
• Blue, orange, yellow, purple, and pink food coloring
• 2 cups small unwrapped candies; such as Mike & Ike, M&M’s, Good & Plenty