Awesome Coconut Cake With Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 4 eggs
• 2 tablespoons coconut extract
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon coconut extract
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 toast coconut:.
• 3 start by spreading coconut on a microwave-safe plate. microwave the coconut in 30-second bursts, gently stirring to redistribute each time. when the coconut is as brown as you like – stop. it’s done. it took me 7 1/2 minutes to get to this point, but depends on the wattage of your microwave.
• 4 cake:.
• 5 beat together sugar, oil, eggs, and coconut extract until well mixed.
• 6 in a separate bowl, mix together buttermilk, baking powder, and baking soda.
• 7 beat together the buttermilk mixture into the sugar, oil, and egg mixture until well blended.
• 8 gradually beat the flour mixture into the wet mixture until well mixed.
• 9 fold in the coconut and almonds.
• 10 pour into a greased baking pan and bake for about 30-45 minutes or when a toothpick is inserted into the center comes out clean. (i used a greased bundt pan).
• 11 combine drizzle ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until all the ingredients are incorporated.
• 12 once the bread comes out of the oven, poke holes all over the bread and immediately pour drizzle over the bread and let soak inches.
• 13 once the cake has cooled, pour on the glaze and sprinkle with toasted coconut.