Easy Coconut Cake

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 room temperature egg whites
• 1/2 cup butter (softened)
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup cream of coconut (sweetened, not coconut milk)
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 5 Tbsp butter (softened to room temperature)
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 tsp coconut extract
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 Tbsp cream of coconut (more or less)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°.

2. 2

   Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.

3. 3

   Beat egg whites in a glass bowl till stiff peaks form. Set aside.

4. 4

   In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, coconut oil, and sugar with a hand mixer till creamy. Beat in the cream of coconut, egg yolks and vanilla.

5. 5

   Add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk. Beat till just combined.

6. 6

   Gently fold in the stiff egg whites till well incorporated.

7. 7

   Pour batter into a well greased 9x13" cake pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or till toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool completely.

8. 8

   --- For frosting: ---

9. 9

   1. Beat cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl till smooth and creamy.

10. 10

    2.Beat in coconut extract, salt, powdered sugar, and enough cream of coconut to make a spreadable consistency.

11. 11

    3. Spread frosting over cooled cake and sprinkle with toasted coconut.