Recipe for the day ~ Coconut Pound Cake

Coconut Pound Cake

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

2 cups white sugar

1 cup butter

5 eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 tspn baking powder

1/2 cup milk

3 1/2 ounces flaked coconut

1 tspn coconut extract

1 cup white sugar

1/4 cup water

1 tspn coconut extract

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan 

In a large bowl, cream together 2 cups sugar and the butter

Fold in the eggs, one at a time, fully incorporating each one before adding another

In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, milk, flaked coconut and 1 tspn coconut extract

Beat into the creamed mixture

Pour the batter into the prepared pan

Bake for 1 hour or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean

Cool on a wire rack for just a few minutes then place on a cake platter

To make the glaze, mix together in a small saucepan 1 cup sugar, water, 1 tspn coconut extract and walnuts

Let it boil for 1 minute

Pour over still warm cake

 **You can sprinkle extra coconut flakes over the glaze, if desired**