chocolate/coconut pound cake
Just wanted to try this so I made it loaf size. Enjoy
yield
4 or more
prep time
30 Min
cook time
1 Hr 15 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For chocolate/coconut pound cake
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1/4 cunsalted butter, plus more for pan and softened
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1 1/2 cflour
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1/2 ccocoa powder
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1 tspkosher salt
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3/4 tspbaking powder
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1/2 ccoconut oil at room temperature
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1 1/2 csugar plus 1 tablespoon
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3extra large eggs
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1 tspvanilla
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2/3 cbuttermilk
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1/4 ccoconut flakes
How To Make chocolate/coconut pound cake
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1Preheat oven to 325. Butter a large size loaf pan, 9x5x2 and line with parchment paper leaving a generous overhand on sides. Whisk flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl, set aside. -
2In electric mixer beat oil, 1/4 cup butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar until pale, 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating until blended; after last addition beat 5 minutes until volume has expanded. Add vanilla. Reduce mixer speed to low and add dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Do not overmix. Scrape half the batter into prepared pan. With spatula make a canal in middle of batter, add the coconut and remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar. Add the rest of the batter gently, sprinkle a little coconut on top. Put in oven for 1 hour 15 minutes. Check at 1 hour, ovens may vary, you may need even 1 hour and 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cake cool in pan at least 30 minutes. Enjoy
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