Best Ever Coconut Cream Cake

INGREDIENTS

COCONUT CAKE:

large egg plus 5 large egg whites

3/4 cup

cream of coconut

1/4 cup

water

1 tsp

pure vanilla extract

1 tsp

coconut extract

2 1/4 cups

cake flour, sifted

1 cup

granulated sugar

1 tbsp

baking powder

3/4 tsp

salt

12 tbsp

unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces, softened, but still cool

2 cups

packed sweetened shredded coconut (about 8 ounces)

COCONUT BUTTERCREAM:

large egg whites

1 cup

granulated sugar

table salt

1 lb

unsalted butter (4 sticks), each stick cut into 6 pieces, softened, but still cool

1/4 cup

cream of coconut

1 tsp

coconut extract

1 tsp

vanilla extract