Easy Coconut Cake

By Lv2Cook

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 (18.25-ounce) package light white cake mix
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup flaked sweetened coconut
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting
• COCONUT-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
• 6 ounces 1/3-less-fat block-style cream cheese softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup flaked sweetened coconut

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350º.

Coat a 13 × 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray; dust with flour.

Combine cake mix and next 5 ingredients (cake mix through egg); beat at low speed of a mixer for 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour half of batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with flaked coconut and brown sugar; top with remaining batter. Bake at 350º for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool the cake completely in pan. Spread the Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting over top of cake.
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To Make Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting:

Beat cream cheese and vanilla at high speed of a mixer until creamy. Gradually add the sugar, beating at low speed until well-blended. Stir in the flaked coconut.

Yield: 1 3/4 cups