Texas Coconut Pound Cake

Name: Texas Coconut Pound Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: FOR POUND CAKE; 2/3 c Crisco; 2 stick butter or maragine; 3 c white sugar; 3 c all-purpose flour; 5 large eggs; 1 c milk, whole; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1-1 1/2 c coconut, shredded; 2 tsp coconut extract; GLAZE; 1 1/2 c powdered sugar; 2 Tbsp whole milk; 1/2 tsp coconut extract

By Mary Lou Ivy
@mlou

My dear sweet mother-in-law shared this recipe with me when I became a member of the family over 45 years ago. It has remained one of my favorite cakes! It will stay moist for days... only if it lasted that long!

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Big thanks to Mary Lou (and her Mother-in-Law) for sharing this delicious cake with us! The aroma of coconut permeated the entire Test Kitchen as it was baking. This recipe is everything you expect in a pound cake. It is a moist cake with a dense, yet tender, crumb with the perfect amount of coconut flavors running throughout. What a delight! The Test Kitchen

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Serves:

Prep:

25 Min

Cook:

1 Hr

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

FOR POUND CAKE
2/3 c

Crisco
2 stick

butter or maragine
3 c

white sugar
3 c

all-purpose flour
5 large

eggs
1 c

milk, whole
1/2 tsp

baking powder
1-1 1/2 c

coconut, shredded
2 tsp

coconut extract
GLAZE
1 1/2 c

powdered sugar
2 Tbsp

whole milk
1/2 tsp

coconut extract
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How to Make Texas Coconut Pound Cake

Step-by-Step

Cream butter, Crisco, and sugar.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
Add coconut flavoring.
Sift flour and add baking powder.
Alternate adding flour and milk to sugar mixture.
Add coconut.
Spray tube pan with Crisco non-stick spray with flour. Bake at 350 for 1 hr to 1 hr 15 minutes.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes turn on a cooling rack.
Note: You can make a glaze of powdered sugar, milk and a small amount of coconut flavoring. Also, if you want to add toasted coconut, put shredded coconut on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 5 minutes.