Coconut Custard Cake and Blog N Bake Retreat

INGREDIENTS

For the cake:

11 tbsp

unsalted butter

2 1/2 cups

Dixie Crystal granulated sugar

Safest Choice eggs

1 1/2 cups

heavy whipping cream

1 tbsp

Rodelle vanilla extract

1/4 cup

coconut cream

2 tbsp

coconut rum

2 1/2 cups

cake flour

4 tsp

baking powder

1 tsp

salt

For the filling:

1 1/4 cups

heavy whipping cream, divided

4 tsp

corn starch

8 tbsp

unsalted butter

3/4 cup

granulated sugar

2 1/4 cups

shredded coconut, sweetened

1/4 tsp

vanilla extract

For the icing:

1 stick

unsalted butter, softened

pkgs (16 oz) cream cheese, softened

1 tsp

pure vanilla extract

3 cups

powdered sugar

2 cups

shredded coconut, sweetened