Lemon-Coconut Sheet Cake
- 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup grated coconut
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut flavoring
- lemon slice
- Lemon-Butter Cream Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 4 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring
- Make the cake: cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well with electric mixer.
- Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Stir in grated coconut and flavorings.
- Pour batter into greased and flour 13 x 9 inch baking pan; bake in preheated 350u0b0 oven for 35-40 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
- Meanwhile make frosting: cream softened butter; add the remaining ingredients, beating until smooth.
- When cake is done, remove from oven and cool in pan for 10 minutes.
- Remove cake from pan and place on a serving tray; let cake cool completely.
- Spread frosting on top and sides of cake; garnish with lemon slices, if desired.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lemon-coconut-sheet-cake-344179 (may not work)