Mae'S Coconut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter (room temperature)
2 c. sugar
4 eggs (room temperature)
3 c. White Lily plain all-purpose flour, sifted before measuring
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk
1/2 tsp. each: vanilla and lemon flavoring
Coconut Icing

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift together the flour and baking powder and add alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour.
Stir in flavorings. Divide evenly between pans.
Bake for 25 minutes.
Turn out on racks to cool before icing.