Lemon-coconut Sheet Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup grated coconut
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1/2 teaspoon coconut flavoring
• lemon slice
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 4 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring

Recipe

• 1 make the cake: cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well with electric mixer.
• 2 add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3 in another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• 4 stir in grated coconut and flavorings.
• 5 pour batter into greased and flour 13 x 9 inch baking pan; bake in preheated 350° oven for 35-40 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
• 6 meanwhile make frosting: cream softened butter; add the remaining ingredients, beating until smooth.
• 7 when cake is done, remove from oven and cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• 8 remove cake from pan and place on a serving tray; let cake cool completely.
• 9 spread frosting on top and sides of cake; garnish with lemon slices, if desired.