Coconut Corn Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup diced dried pineapple
• 2 tablespoons dark rum or 1/4 teaspoon rum flavoring
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup dried shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°.
• 2 grease round pan, 9x11/2".
• 3 mix pineapple and rum in small bowl; set aside.
• 4 beat sugar and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy.
• 5 add eggs, one at a time, beating until well blended.
• 6 stir in remaining ingredients except coconut; beat about 30 strokes or until smooth.
• 7 fold in pineapple mixture and coconut.
• 8 pour into pan.
• 9 bake 35-40 minutes or until top is golden brown and toothpick comes out clean.
• 10 cool 20 minutes; remove from pan.
• 11 cool completely on wire rack before slicing.