Coconut Cake with Coconut Buttercream

INGREDIENTS

3 cups

all purpose flour

1/2 tsp

baking soda

1 tsp

baking powder

1/2 tsp

fine sea salt

3/4 cup

cream of coconut (Coco Lopez)

1/4 cup

water

1 1/2 tsp

vanilla

1 1/2 tsp

almond extract

3/4 lb

unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

2 cups

sugar

large eggs, at room temperature

3 cups

sweetened flaked coconut

Coconut buttercream (recipe below)

1/2 cup

all purpose flour

2 cups

whole milk, divided

2 tsp

vanilla

2 tsp

coconut extract

1 lb

unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

2 cups

powdered sugar