Coconut Sour Cream Pound Cake

2 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 1 hr 20 min
Ready In: 1 hr 35 min

“My mother-in-law always makes this pound cake for holidays. That makes this cake very special, but it really could be made any time of the year! Even people who don't like the texture of coconut love this cake because the only coconut in it is the flavoring.” - by Paula

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco®)
3 cups white sugar
6 eggs
1 cup sour cream
3 cups sifted cake flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon coconut extract

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Original recipe yields 1 9-inch tube cake

Directions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch tube pan.
Beat vegetable shortening and sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until mixture is creamy. Beat eggs into shortening mixture, one at a time, letting each egg blend in before adding the next. Beat in sour cream until smooth.
Gradually stir cake flour and baking soda into the moist ingredients until batter is smooth; stir in coconut extract. Scoop batter into prepared tube pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean or with moist crumbs, 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (15 total)

Calories
443 cal
22%

Fat
19.1 g
29%

Carbs
63.2 g
20%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Christina

Jan. 15, 2013

"WONDERFUL and so simple to make! I loved that this used crisco and I didn't have to remember to bring butter to room temp., lol, but believe it or not, this still had a nice, buttery taste to it. The ..." See moresmell of this baking is intoxicating! Oh, and the baking time was spot on in my new oven. :) Loved the slightly crunchy top and the moist beautiful texture if the inside. This is a keeper, for sure~YUM! Paula, Thank You and your MIL for sharing such a delicious recipe! :)"

MrsFisher0729

Mar. 30, 2013

"This cake is absolutely fabulous! The thick, rich batter bakes up into a moist and delicious cake. The crunchy top is huge hit with my cake lovers and is the prized part of the cake. I added the seeds..." See more of one vanille bean for a complimentary flavor and those lovely flecks of flavor."

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