target | Coconut Pound Cake
2 sticks of butter
3 cups of sugar
3 cups of plain flour
1 cup of milk
One 14 ounce package of Angel Flake coconut
2/3 cup of shortening (Crisco)
6 eggs
1 teaspoon of baking powder
2 teaspoons of coconut flavoring |
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Cream butter, shortening and sugar until fluffy; add eggs. Beat well. Add flour, baking powder and milk alternately to egg mixture. Beat well; add flavoring and beat. Fold in 1/2 of package of coconut. Place in tube pan. Bake at 300ºF. for 1 hour and 30 minutes. (Be sure to use real butter.) Cool in pan.
Frosting:
1 stick margarine
1 box powdered sugar, sifted
4 tablespoons of milk
Melt margarine; add milk and powdered sugar. Add 1/2 package of Angel Flake coconut. Stir to spreading consistency. If too stiff, add more milk, 1 teaspoon at a time. Spread on cake. |
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