Lisa's Southern Kitchen

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Ingredients:

Cake:

• 3 cups Self-Rising Flour

• 1/2 tsp. Salt

• 2 cups Granulated Sugar

• 1 cup Sweetened Coconut Flakes

• 1 tbsp. Vanilla Extract

• 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil

• 1 cup Milk

• 1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened

• 4 Eggs

Coconut Buttercream Frosting:

• 6 cups Powdered Sugar

• 1 tbsp. Vanilla Extract

• 3 Sticks Unsalted Butter, softened

• 1/3 cup Coconut Milk

• 1 tsp. Salt

• 2 cups Sweetened Coconut Flakes for garnish

Instructions:

Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and greased three round cake pans with cooking spray.

2. In a bowl of stand mixer, add in flour, sugar, salt, coconut flakes, mix well until combined.

3. Add in vanilla extract, butter, milk and eggs, beat well until combined. Stir in the coconut until well mix.

4. Pour the cake batter into three greased cake pans and bake for 35 minutes until light golden brown and let cakes cool for 10 minutes before frosting.

Coconut Buttercream Frosting:

1. In a stand mixer, add in butter and sugar, salt, vanilla extract, beat well until smooth and fluffy.

2. Spread the frosting on each cake layer and garnish with coconut.