Coconut Pound Cake

(from dennis.reb’s recipe box)

Categories: Cakes

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • 4 Eggs
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter
  • 3 cups Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 1 cup Flaked Coconut
  • 1 cup Chopped Pecans
  • FOR THE GLAZE:
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 2 tablespoon Salted Butter
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • powdered sugar for dusting

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar and butter.

  3. Beat until light and fluffy, approximately 3 minutes.

  4. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.

  5. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk in three parts to batter and mix gently until just moistened.

  6. Stir in coconut and pecans.

  7. Pour batter into a pound cake mold.

  8. Bake for 60 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

  9. Five minutes before cake is finished baking, make the glaze.

  10. Combine water, butter and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil.

  11. Reduce heat and cook for 5 minutes.

  12. Slowly pour half the syrup over the cake.

  13. Invert pan and cake onto serving plate.

  14. Pour remaining syrup over top.

  15. Dust with powdered sugar.

  16. Let sit for 10 minutes

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