Coconut Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract or 1/2 teaspoon coconut flavoring
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• 3 in a bowl combine flour, sugar and baking powder.
• 4 add milk, butter, vanilla and coconut flavoring.
• 5 beat with mixer on low speed until combined.
• 6 beat on high speed for 2 minutes.
• 7 add eggs and beat 2 minutes more.
• 8 gently stir coconut into batter.
• 9 pour batter into two prepared pans.
• 10 bake at 375°f for about 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 11 cool wire on racks for 10 minutes.
• 12 remove from pans and cool completely on racks.
• 13 when completely cooled, frost with your favorite frosting.