coconut pound cake
This recipe is moist and tasty. Treat yourself to a slice soon! Take bite of this cake and you will be in heaven . This recipe was contributed by: Daphne Oz of the Chew TV show.
prep time
25 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
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yield
8-10 servings
Ingredients
- CAKE:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup flaked coconut (unsweetened)
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup unsalted butter,softened
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup dairy buttermilk
- 1 cup pecans, in pieces
- GLAZE:
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
- - powdered sugar for dusting
How To Make coconut pound cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350^. Cake: In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar and butter and beat with electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
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Step 2Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.
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Step 3Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk in three intervals to the batter amd mix gently until just moistened. Stir in coconut and pecans. Pour batter into a 10-inch sprayed bundt pan. Bake 60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Step 4Glaze: Five minutes before cake is finished baking, make the glaze. Combine water, butter and sugar and vanilla in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook for 5 minutes. When cake is done- before removing from pan pour about half of the syrup over cake, invert onto serving plate and pour remaining syrup over top(poke no holes). Let set 10 minutes.Dust with powdered sugar -eat when slightly warm!
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