Description
Southern living
Ingredients
- Butter
- Sugar
- Eggs
- All-purpose Flour
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Buttermilk
- Coconut
- Lemon Extract
- Coconut Flavoring
- Lemon Slice
- Powdered Sugar
- Milk
- Lemon Juice
- Lemon Rind
- Vanilla Extract
- Butter Flavoring
Instructions
- Make the cake: cream butter
- Gradually add sugar, beating well with electric mixer
- Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt
- Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture
- Stir in grated coconut and flavorings
- 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
- Meanwhile make frosting: cream softened butter
- Add the remaining ingredients, beating until smooth
- When cake is done, remove from oven and cool in pan for 10 minutes
- Remove cake from pan and place on a serving tray
- Let cake cool completely
- Spread frosting on top and sides of cake
- Garnish with lemon slices, if desired