firstly, in large mixing bowl take ½ cup butter and 1 cup sugar.
beat well until the butter and sugar mixture turns creamy.
now add ¾ cup coconut milk, ¼ cup buttermilk and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
beat until everything is combined well.
place a sieve and add 2 cup maida, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda and ¼ tsp salt.
sieve the flour making sure there are no lumps.
mix well using cut and fold method.
pat twice to remove the air incorporated into the batter.
place the cake tray into the preheated oven. bake the cake at 180 degree celsius or 356 degrees fahrenheit for 45 minutes.
spread the whipped cream over sides making sure its uniformly spread.
sprinkle desiccated coconut over top and sides.
finally, enjoy coconut cake recipe garnished with cherry.