Coconut Pound Cake
Quick and easy coconut pound cake is a great dessert for any day of the week and delicious enough for holidays and celebrations.
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 667kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut flakes
- non stick cooking spray
for icing:
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup toasted coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325° with a rack on the bottom.
- In a mixer bowl, add softened butter, shortening and brown sugar. Mix until combined.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until combined.
- Mix in vanilla extract.
- Add flour, baking soda and kosher salt.
- Spray a loaf pan with non stick cooking spray.
- Pour batter into loaf pan and bake on the bottom rack for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
- Place cake on a serving tray.
- Mix powdered sugar with milk and pour over cake and down the sides.
- Top with toasted coconut.
- Slice and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 667kcal | Carbohydrates: 90g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 413mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 65g