My Coconut Easter Cake

Name: My Coconut Easter Cake
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 ounces butter ( (1 ½ sticks or 12 tablespoons)room temperature ); 1 ¾ cups sugar; ¾ teaspoon salt; 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 4 large eggs (room temperature); 2 large egg yolks (room temperature); 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; 1 ½ cup milk - room temp (12 ounces (can substitute some cream of coconut for the milk) ); 12 ounces mascarpone (room temperature); 6 ounces butter ((1 ½ sticks)room temperature); 4 teaspoons vanilla (can use 2 teaspoons coconut extract and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract for more coconut flavor); 6 cups 10 x sugar; 4 ounces flake coconut; green food coloring; 12 ounces your favorite robin egg candy