Coconut Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 4 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 3/4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 3/4 cups Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 tsp Coconut extract
  • 1 1/2 cup Cream of coconut like coco lopez, Sweetened

• Dairy

  • 1 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 2 8 Ounce Packages Cream cheese

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Ingredients

• 2 3/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 3/4 Cups Sugar
• 1 Cup (2Sticks) Unsalted Butter
• 1 Cup Sweetened Cream of Coconut-like Coco Lopez
• 4 Large Eggs, Separated
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 Teaspoon Coconut Extract
• 1 Cup Buttermilk, Well Shaken
• 2-8 Ounce Packages Cream Cheese, at Room Temperature
• 1/2 Cup (1 Stick) Unsalted Butter, at Room Temperature
• 2-3 Cups Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 Cup Sweetened Cream of Coconut-like Coco Lopez
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 Teaspoon Coconut Extract

Directions

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray 2- 9 inch cake pans with non-stick baking spray. 2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt and whisk; set aside. 3. In a large bowl , add sugar, butter and sweetened cream of coconut. Using an electric mixer beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time. Add vanilla and coconut exracts. With mixer set on low, beat in dry ingredients and then buttermilk, each just until blended. 4. In another bowl, using clean and dry beaters, beat egg whites and a pinch of salt until they are stiff but not dry.  Gently fold egg whites into cake batter. 5. Evenly divide batter between prepared cake pans.  Bake in preheated oven for about 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Allow cake to cool in pans for 10-15 minutes then turn cakes out onto racks to cool completely. 6. When cakes are cool make the frosting; using an electric mixer beat cream cheese and butter together until they are just combined.  Add cream of coconut, vanilla and coconut extracts and beat just until combined.  Add 2 cups of powdered sugar and beat until all ingredients are just combined and smooth. Add more powdered sugar as needed to achieve desired consistency (Some readers found the frosting to be runny with only 2 cups of powdered sugar) 7.  Frost cake and sprinkle coconut all over and gentle press it so it adheres to decorate.