COCONUT POUND CAKE

I love everything about coconut. It reminds me summer time at the beach. Little bit of Malibu and Pineapple juice, mmmm can't resist that.
This coconut pound cake is out of this world. It's a McCormick recipe. It's definitely not something you'd like to eat if you are on a diet. But once in a while you need a treat too.





What do you need?

• 2 sticks of softened butter
• 1 stick (1/2cup) of vegetable shortening
• 3 c sugar
• 6 eggs
• 3c sifted flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 c milk
• 7 oz shredded coconut
  
• 1 tsp imitation coconut extract
• 1 tsp almond extract

Glaze

• 1 1/2 c sugar
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 tsp imitation coconut extract

How do you make?

• Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a Bundt pan
• Beat butter, shortening and sugar until they become fluffy.

• Beat in eggs one at a time.

• In another bowl sift flour and salt together.
• Gradually add to the egg mixture alternately with milk. Begin with flour and end with flour. Preferably add the ingredients in 3-4 times.
• Stir coconut and extracts and pour into pan.

• Bake abut an hour until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove cake from the oven and let it cool down for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
  
• For the glaze, put ingredients into a sauce pan and stir until boils. Boil for one minute and brush it onto cake while cake is still warm.

Notes:

• My bundt pan is small for this recipe. So I end up with 1 bundt and 2 mini loaf pans.
• This cake is little bit too sweet for my taste with the glaze. So I only make 1/4 of the glaze.