Coconut Cream Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

INGREDIENTS

COCONUT CREAM CAKE:

Wet Ingredients:

1 cup

butter, softened

1 3/4 cups

white sugar

1 cup

cream of coconut (Coco Lopez is the one I used.. it can be found by the drink mixers at your grocery store)

large eggs

Dry Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups

flour

1 tsp

baking powder

1/2 tsp

baking soda

1/2 tsp

salt

Additional ingredients:

1 cup

buttermilk

1 tsp

coconut extract

COCONUT CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:

1/2 cup

butter, softened

8 oz

block cream cheese, softened

1 tsp

coconut extract

bag powdered sugar

milk (as needed)

Toasted Coconut* (see below)