Coconut Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (6 ounce) package frozen coconut, thawed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon coconut flavoring

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter, shortening, and cream cheese together in a bowl.
• 2 gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• 4 in another bowl, combine flour, soda, and salt.
• 5 add to creamed mixture, stirring just until blended.
• 6 stir in coconut and remaining ingredients.
• 7 pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
• 8 bake in a 325° oven for 1 1/2 hours or until a picks tests clean.
• 9 cool in pan for 10-15 minutes.
• 10 turn out of pan and cool completely on a wire rack.