Coconut Pound Cake

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Ingredients

• Icing:
• 1 c. butter
• 1/2 c. vegetable shortening
• 3 c. sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 3 c. flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 c. milk
• 1 tsp. imitation coconut flavoring
• 1 tsp. imitation rum extract
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/4 c. water
• 1/2 tsp. almond flavoring

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 325. Grease and flour tube pan.

Beat together butter and shortening. Add sugar and eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift dry ingredients together. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk. Add flavoring. Pour into tube pan. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Pour icing over warm cake.

In small saucepan combine all ingredients. Boil for 1 minute. Brush over cake.