Toasted Coconut Pound Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
16
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk, divided
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk, divided
- 1 1⁄2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, toasted, divided
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour a loaf pan.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large mixing bowl with paddle attachment, beat butter and granulated sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, scraping down bowl as needed.
- Add vanilla, then eggs, one at a time, beating well and scraping down bowl.
- With mixer on low, add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with two 1/2-cup additions buttermilk, and beat until combined.
- With a rubber spatula, fold in 1 1/4 cups coconut.
- Transfer batter to pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 60 minutes.
- Let cool in pan the remove cake from pan and let cool completely on rack.
- Whisk together confectioners' sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons buttermilk. Drizzle over cake and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup coconut.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Air Force Mama
United States