Categories: Cake, Dessert

Ingredients

• 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
• Lemon-Butter Cream Frosting:
• 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

Directions

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 × 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.

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