INGREDIENTS
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Coconut Cake
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1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
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3 cups all purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon fine salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
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3/4 cup cream of coconut
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1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
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1 1/2 teaspoons pure almond extract
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2 cups granulated sugar
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6 large eggs, at room temperature
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coconut syrup
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3 cups flaked coconut
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Coconut Buttercream
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1/2 cups all purpose flour
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2 cups whole milk
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2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
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2 teaspoons pure coconut extract
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2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
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2 cups confectioners’ sugar