Coconut Pound Cake

Submitted by Redneck Princess

"My grandma used to make this. It brings back a lot of memories for me."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 40mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 ounce imitation coconut extract
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1 1⁄4 cups milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Cream together butter, crisco and sugar.
2. Add eggs.
3. Sift dry ingredients.
4. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk.
5. Add coconut flavoring and mix well.
6. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.