Copycat Tom Cruise Cake | Heartland Cooking

Ingredients

• ***For the coconut cake:***
• 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar, plus more, to taste, for dusting the pan
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup canned coconut milk, shaken before measuring
• 1/2 cup buttermilk, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon coconut extract
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
• 4 ounces white chocolate, melted
• 3 eggs plus 2 egg whites, room temperature
• 1 cup toasted shredded coconut
• 1 cup toffee baking bits
• ***For the coconut buttercream:***
• 1 stick unsalted butter, slightly cold
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, measured then sifted
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• salt, to taste
• 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut