Coconut Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons coconut extract
• 1 cup flaked coconut

Preparation

1. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, and beat at high speed of an electric mixer 10 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Add coconut extract, beating well. Fold in flaked coconut.
3. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Place pan in a cold oven. Bake at 300° for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Cool in pan 10 to 15 minutes; remove cake from pan, and cool completely.