Coconut Pound Cake

Name: Coconut Pound Cake
Total time: 85
Yield: 14
Ingredients: 2 cups white sugar; 1 cup butter; 5 eggs; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1.5 teaspoons baking powder; 0.5 cup milk; 3.5 ounces flaked coconut; 1 teaspoon coconut extract; 1 cup white sugar; 0.25 cup water; 1 teaspoon coconut extract; 0.5 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe by Janie Carter from allrecipes.com

Dessert 1 Hr. 25 Mins.

Ingredients

14 servings

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2 cups white sugar
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1 cup butter
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5 eggs
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1.5 teaspoons baking powder
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0.5 cup milk

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3.5 ounces flaked coconut
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1 teaspoon coconut extract
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1 cup white sugar
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0.25 cup water
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1 teaspoon coconut extract
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0.5 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 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 separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, milk, flaked coconut, and 1 teaspoon coconut extract. Beat into the creamed mixture. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for just a few minutes, then place on cake platter.
To make the glaze, mix together in a small saucepan 1 cup sugar, water, 1 teaspoon coconut extract, and walnuts. Boil for 1 minute, and pour over still warm cake.