Coconut - Vanilla Cake with Coconut Buttercream Icing

Coconut Cake

1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup flour, sifted (or cake flour)
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon Kahlua
1 tsp coconut flavoring
1 3/2 tsp baking powder

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour pan/s. Cream sugar, butter, and eggs until smooth. Add Kahula, coconut flavoring and mix well, add flour small amount at a time until well incorporated. Add baking powder and mix well. (important to mix well)

Pour into baking pan/s and bake for until toothpick comes out clean or 30 mins.

Place aside and cool completely before frosting.

Coconut Buttercream

1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 tsp coconut flavoring
2 tablespoons coconut milk
4 cups sifted powdered sugar (aprox. 1 lb)

Cream butter, shortening, and flavoring until smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar until incorporated and looks like cornmeal. Add coconut milk and blend until smooth and medium peaks form. Chill for 30 min before frosting.