Coconut Cake with Lime Curd Filling

INGREDIENTS

• 2 1⁄2 cups cake flour
• 2 1⁄4 tsp. baking powder
• 3⁄4 tsp. salt
• 1 1/3 cups milk
• 2 1⁄4 tsp. vanilla extract
• 12 Tbs. (1 1⁄2 sticks) unsalted butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 jar (11.5 oz.) lime curd
• 1 batch Seven-Minute Coconut Frosting (see
• related recipe at right)
• 1 1⁄2 cups sweetened shredded coconut