Best-Ever Coconut Cake

3hr · 1 serving Ingredients: For the Coconut Pastry Cream: • 2 large eggs • 1/2 cup sugar • 2 tablespoons cornstarch • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1 1/2 cups coconut milk • 1 tablespoon butter, cubed • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract For the Coconut Buttercream: • 3 cups vanilla buttercream • 1/4 cup cream of coconut • 1 teaspoon coconut extract • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract For The Best Ever Coconut Cake: • 1 large egg • 5 large egg whites • 3/4 cup cream of coconut • 1/4 cup coconut milk • 1 teaspoon coconut extract • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour • 1 tablespoon baking powder • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 cup sugar • 1 1/2 sticks butter, room temperature, cubed • 2 cups shredded coconut • 1/2 coconut simple syrup Instructions: For the Coconut Pastry