Happy Birthday An!!!!!!! Here is a picture of your birthday cake!!!!! Hope you have a great day!!! I Love You!!!!!!!!
Here is the recipe for An's Coconut Birthday Cake
Coconut Cake
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teas. baking powder
1/2 teas. baking soda
1/2 teas. salt
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter
6 large eggs
1 teas. vanilla extract
1 teas. almond extract
1 cup buttermilk
1 bag (14 oz.) flaked coconut
CREAM CHEESE ICING
2 packages (8oz. each) cream cheese (soft)...3/4 cup butter (soft)....1 teas. vanilla extract...1/2 teas. almond extract....5 cups powdered sugar.
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. On waxed paper combine flour, baking powder,baking soda, and salt.
In a large bowl beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Beat in extracts.
Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in the coconut. Pour into prepared pans and bake accordingly..depending on the size of your pans...mine was 325 for about 35 minutes.
Beat all the ingrediants together for the icing Frost the cake when the layers are cool...and top with more coconut!!! (not a calorie in a carload in this one)!!!!!!!