Helen Gainey's Coconut Pound Cake

Name: Helen Gainey's Coconut Pound Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening; 2 cups sugar; 5 eggs; 2 cups flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup milk; 1 teaspoon coconut flavoring; 1 can angel flake coconut; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup water; 1 teaspoon coconut flavoring

3 steps

Prep:15minCook:1h

Helen Gainey brought this cake to a family reunion at the lake and she sent this recipe to me afterwards.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:13:11 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories508.7 kcal (25%)

Total Fat22.6 g (32%)

Carbs72.7 g (28%)

Sugars54.8 g (61%)

Protein5.2 g (10%)

Sodium318.8 mg (16%)

Fiber1.7 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

Cake:

1 cupshortening

2 cupssugar

5eggs

2 cupsflour

1 ½ teaspoonsbaking powder

1 teaspoonsalt

½ cupmilk

1 teaspooncoconut flavoring

1 canangel flake coconut

Glaze:

1 cupsugar

½ cupwater

1 teaspooncoconut flavoring

Instructions

Step 1

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add alternately with milk and flavoring. Add coconut and mix. Pour into ungreased tube pan.

Step 2

Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean.

Step 3

Boil, sugar, water and flavoring. Bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar, then continue to simmer for 2-3 minutes. Drizzle over cake.