Coconut Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
"Creamy coconut cake will have guests doing double takes! Rich, creamy, & delicately sweet, with shaved coconut topping, it’s a dessert to end all desserts. Since this simple coconut cake recipe is to die for, it is a good thing that the coconut tree is sometimes referred to as the ‘tree of life’! It makes everything better --- hydration, skincare, coastal décor, hammocking, and, not least of all, cakes! This Coconut Cake recipe calls for three different coconut ingredients: cream of coconut, coconut extract,..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 3/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
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1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
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1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
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1/2 Teaspoon Salt
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1 3/4 Cups Sugar
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1 Cup 2 Sticks Unsalted Butter, (Room Temperature)
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1 Cup Sweetened Cream of Coconut-like Coco Lopez
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4 Large Eggs (Separated)
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1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
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1/2 Teaspoon Coconut Extract
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1 Cup Buttermilk (Well Shaken)
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2 -8 Ounce Packages Cream Cheese (at Room Temperature)
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1/2 Cup 1 Stick Unsalted Butter, at Room Temperature
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2-3 Cups Powdered Sugar
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1/2 Cup Sweetened Cream of Coconut-like Coco Lopez
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1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
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1/2 Teaspoon Coconut Extract
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