Coconut Pineapple Loaf Cake

Name: Coconut Pineapple Loaf Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 1 loaf, 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for pan; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup sugar; 3 large eggs; 1 cup sour cream; 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained well

Submitted by Kerena

"From Martha Stewart Everday Magazine"

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Ready In:: 1hr 40mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 1 loaf
Serves:: 10

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups sweetened flaked coconut
¹⁄₂ cup unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
1 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for pan
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained well

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread coconut on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until lightly toasted, tossing occasionally, 6-10 minutes; set aside. Butter and flour a 9 x 5" loaf pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
Using electric mixer on high speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce speed to low and alternately add flour mixture in 3 parts and sour cream in 2, beginning with the flour mixture. Mix just until combined (do not overmix).
Using rubber spatula, fold pineapple and 1 cup coconut into batter. Spoon into prepared pan and smooth top; sprinkle wiht remaining coconut. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 65-70 minutes (cover pan halfway thorugh). Let cake cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. To store, keep at room temperature, wrapped in plastic for up to 2 days.

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Kerena

<p>I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, in California. I am now a stay at home mom after trying desperately for 9 years. With the love and generosity of my sister-in-law who acted as our surrogate we now have a beautiful little boy, Ian. I love to camp and go jet skiing with my husband and our families. We have a wonderful chihuahua named Swiffy! She is always making us laugh. We enjoy spending time with our many nieces and nephews. I am an avid reader and I'm addicted to reality television!</p>

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