Coconut Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 16 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 4 large eggs (separated)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 cream together butter and sugar.
• 3 add vanilla, and egg yolks one at a time.
• 4 in a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• 5 add the flour mixture to butter mixture alternating with the buttermilk.
• 6 beat well after each addition and end with dry ingredients.
• 7 add the coconut and beat on low speed.
• 8 in separate bowl, beat the egg whites until frothy; add cream of tartar.
• 9 beat until stiff peaks.
• 10 fold egg whites into batter.
• 11 pour into 2 greased and floured cake pans.
• 12 bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
• 13 cool inverted on wire racks for 10 minutes.
• 14 frosting:.
• 15 put cream cheese and butter in large bowl and beat until smooth.
• 16 beat in powdered sugar.
• 17 gently fold 1 cup coconut into cream cheese mixture.
• 18 frost cake and top with remaining 1/2 cup coconut.