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texas coconut pound cake

(41 ratings)
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Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Mary Lou Ivy
@mlou
Dallas, TX

My dear sweet mother-in-law shared this recipe with me when I became a member of the family over 45 years ago. It has remained one of my favorite cakes! It will stay moist for days... only if it lasted that long!

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Big thanks to Mary Lou (and her Mother-in-Law) for sharing this delicious cake with us! The aroma of coconut permeated the entire Test Kitchen as it was baking. This recipe is everything you expect in a pound cake. It is a moist cake with a dense, yet tender, crumb with the perfect amount of coconut flavors running throughout. What a delight!

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(41 ratings)
yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For texas coconut pound cake

  • FOR POUND CAKE
  • 2/3 c
    Crisco
  • 2 stick
    butter or maragine
  • 3 c
    white sugar
  • 3 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 5 lg
    eggs
  • 1 c
    milk, whole
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1-1 1/2 c
    coconut, shredded
  • 2 tsp
    coconut extract
  • GLAZE
  • 1 1/2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    whole milk
  • 1/2 tsp
    coconut extract

How To Make texas coconut pound cake

  • Butter, sugar, and Crisco creamed in a bowl.
    1
    Cream butter, Crisco, and sugar.
  • Slowly adding the eggs.
    2
    Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
  • Adding coconut flavoring to the batter.
    3
    Add coconut flavoring.
  • Sifting the flour.
    4
    Sift flour and add baking powder.
  • Adding flour and milk to the batter.
    5
    Alternate adding flour and milk to sugar mixture.
  • Coconut added to the batter.
    6
    Add coconut.
  • Coconut Pound Cake baking in the oven.
    7
    Spray tube pan with Crisco non-stick spray with flour. Bake at 350 for 1 hr to 1 hr 15 minutes.
  • Coconut Pound Cake cooling.
    8
    Cool in pan for 10 minutes turn on a cooling rack.
  • 9
    Note: You can make a glaze of powdered sugar, milk and a small amount of coconut flavoring. Also, if you want to add toasted coconut, put shredded coconut on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 5 minutes.
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