Tropical White Chocolate Pound Cake

This is a very different and delicious pound cake

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 20

Ingredients

• 3  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 8  ounces sour cream
• 8  ounces crushed pineapple, undrained
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 2  cups sugar
• 5  large eggs
• 6  white chocolate baking squares, melted, cooled slightly
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup flaked coconut
•  powdered sugar (optional)

Directions

1. Mix flour, baking powder & salt; set aside.
2. Mix sour cream & pineapple; set aside.
3. Beat butter & sugar until light & fluffy.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Blend in melted chocolate & vanilla.
6. Add flour mixture, alternately with sour cream mixture beating until well blended after each addition.
7. Add coconut; mix well.
8. Pour into greased & floured 10" tube pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour 10 minutes or until tests done with toothpick.
9. Cool in pan 10 minutes.
10. Loosen from sides and and invert on rack; remove from pan.Cool completely and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
11. This can also be made in 9x5 loaf pans.