Best 8 Easy Coconut Pound Cake Recipes

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Are you looking for a simple yet delightful treat that will impress your friends and family? Look no further than the easy coconut pound cake. This classic dessert is known for its moist, tender crumb and sweet, coconut flavor. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, this recipe is perfect for any skill level. With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can have a delicious coconut pound cake that will be the star of any gathering.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

COCONUT CREAM POUND CAKE



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A moist coconut pound cake, a crowd pleaser. I use this recipe for making wedding cake layers.

Provided by Connie Bridges Mallard

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Wedding Cake Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 cups white sugar
6 eggs
1 teaspoon coconut extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
2 cups flaked coconut

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese until well blended. Add sugar, and beat until light and fluffy. Blend in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the coconut extract. Mix in flour and baking powder until just moistened, then stir in coconut. Spoon batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 450.7 calories, Carbohydrate 60.7 g, Cholesterol 115.7 mg, Fat 21.1 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 13.4 g, Sodium 191.5 mg, Sugar 41.1 g

COCONUT POUND CAKE



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Make and share this Coconut Pound Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Mark H.

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
8 ounces sour cream
1 teaspoon coconut extract
1 teaspoon rum extract
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Grease a bundt cake pan or a 10-inch fluted tube pan.
  • Cream together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each one.
  • In a separate bowl, sift together flour and baking soda.
  • Add sour cream, Coconut extract, and Rum extract to the sugar/butter/egg mixture and cream well.
  • Add flour and baking soda and mix into a batter.
  • Stir flaked coconut into the batter.
  • Spoon batter into the greased pan.
  • Bake at 350 for 1 1/4 hours or until toothpich inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool 15 minutes before removing from pan.
  • While cake is cooling, make the syrup by combining the water and sugar in a small saucepan.
  • Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
  • Remove from heat and stir in Almond extract.
  • Before removing cake from pan, brush about 1/3 of the warm syrup onto the cake bottom.
  • Invert cake onto a serving plate and brush on the remaining syrup.
  • Allow the cake to completely cool, then serve.
  • Store leftovers in an air-tight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 343.3, Fat 16, SaturatedFat 9.9, Cholesterol 87.8, Sodium 126, Carbohydrate 47.3, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 34.9, Protein 3.7

EASY COCONUT POUND CAKE



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"This cake is easy to make and is always a big hit," writes Lisa Varner from Charleston, South Carolina. "I like to serve it with ice cream for a double-dose treat!"

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

3/4 cup butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
Confectioners' sugar and additional coconut, optional

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Beat in flour just until combined; fold in 1/2 cup coconut., Coat an 8-in. fluted tube pan with cooking spray; dust with flour. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 325° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and additional coconut if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 650 calories, Fat 35g fat (22g saturated fat), Cholesterol 187mg cholesterol, Sodium 273mg sodium, Carbohydrate 78g carbohydrate (53g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 8g protein.

COCONUT POUND CAKE



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Categories     Cake     Dessert     Bake     Quick & Easy     Coconut     Summer     Gourmet     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups all-purpose flour plus additional for dusting
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut (6 oz), toasted and cooled

Steps:

  • Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Butter a 9- by 5- by 3-inch loaf pan and dust with flour, knocking out excess flour.
  • Whisk together flour (2 cups), baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
  • Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes with a stand mixer or 8 to 10 minutes with a handheld. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in extracts. Reduce speed to low, then mix in flour mixture until just combined. Fold in coconut gently but thoroughly with a rubber spatula.
  • Spoon batter evenly into loaf pan, smoothing top. Bake until golden and a wooden pick or skewer inserted into center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
  • Cool cake in pan on a rack 15 minutes. Run a thin knife around edge of cake, then invert onto rack and cool completely.

COCONUT POUND CAKE



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My grandchildren love this recipe for a coconut-flavored pound cake.

Provided by Janie Carter

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Pound Cake Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter
5 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ cup milk
3 ½ ounces flaked coconut
1 teaspoon coconut extract
1 cup white sugar
¼ cup water
1 teaspoon coconut extract
½ cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
  • In a large bowl, cream together 2 cups sugar and the butter. Fold in the eggs one at a time, fully incorporating each one before adding another.
  • In separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, milk, flaked coconut, and 1 teaspoon coconut extract. Beat into the creamed mixture. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for just a few minutes, then place on cake platter.
  • To make the glaze, mix together in a small saucepan 1 cup sugar, water, 1 teaspoon coconut extract, and walnuts. Boil for 1 minute, and pour over still warm cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 438.3 calories, Carbohydrate 61.4 g, Cholesterol 102 mg, Fat 20 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 11.1 g, Sodium 195 mg, Sugar 46.1 g

COCONUT POUND CAKE



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This proven pound cake turns out perfectly moist every time. It doesn't need any frosting, just a dust of confectioners' sugar over the top. -Lazetta Bruce, Minatare, Nebraska

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h45m

Yield 12-16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup butter, softened, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon coconut extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2-1/4 cups sweetened shredded coconut
Confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture just until combined. Fold in coconut. Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan., Bake at 325° for 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 481 calories, Fat 23g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 111mg cholesterol, Sodium 215mg sodium, Carbohydrate 62g carbohydrate (42g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein.

GLAZED COCONUT POUND CAKE



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This is a moist and delicious pound cake that my family has been serving for special occasions for years. It's easy to make and even easier to eat! It can be topped with all kinds of goodies (whipped cream, strawberries, ice cream, etc.) to make it even better!

Provided by The Giggle Box

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 1 Cake

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups sugar
1 cup Crisco
4 eggs
3 teaspoons coconut flavoring
1 cup buttermilk
3 cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 tablespoons white Karo
1 teaspoon coconut flavoring
3 tablespoons butter

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Cream sugar and Crisco.
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each.
  • Add Flavoring.
  • Sift dry ingredients together and add alternating with the milk--begin and end with the flour.
  • Bake in greased and floured tube pan for 1 hour and 20 minutes. You might want to start checking on this after 1 hour - sometimes my cake is finished about then.
  • When cake is almost finished, start making the glaze.
  • To make the Glaze: Put all ingredients for the glaze in pot and cook over medium heat.
  • Let mixture boil for 5 minutes. It will bubble so you will need to watch it carefully so it won't boil over onto your stove - trust me, you don't want that to happen.
  • When removed from the oven, pour glaze over the cake while it is still in the pan and let sit at least 8 hours or overnight.
  • To remove from the pan, place the cake in the oven at 250°F for 5 minutes or long enough to loosen to the sugar glaze surrounding the cake.
  • The cake should slide out of the tube pan easily - if it does not, put it back into the oven for a few more minutes and then try again.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 7219.2, Fat 265.2, SaturatedFat 92.3, Cholesterol 947.4, Sodium 2796.4, Carbohydrate 1168.2, Fiber 7, Sugar 825.6, Protein 67.3

COCONUT POUND CAKE



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Coconut oil and coconut milk add a tasty tropical essence to this moist pound cake. Be sure to buy unrefined virgin coconut oil, as it has the best coconut flavor and aroma. Coconut oil is much easier to measure and incorporate when it has been softened than at room temperature, when it is firmer. Try popping it into the microwave for very short bursts, about 5 seconds each, until it is roughly the same consistency as softened butter.

Provided by Samantha Seneviratne

Categories     cakes, dessert

Time 1h

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

6 tablespoons/85 grams unsalted butter (3/4 stick), at room temperature, plus more for greasing the pan
2 cups/256 grams all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the pan
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup/200 grams granulated sugar
6 tablespoons/85 grams softened coconut oil
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup/240 milliliters canned coconut milk
1 packed cup/85 grams plus 2 tablespoons sweetened shredded coconut, toasted (see Note)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pan, making sure to shake out any excess flour.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk the 2 cups flour with the baking powder and salt.
  • In a large bowl and using an electric mixer on medium-high, beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. With the machine running, beat in the coconut oil, scraping down the bowl often, until combined. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating to blend between additions.
  • Add half the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Add the coconut milk and beat to combine. Add the remaining dry ingredients and 1 cup of the toasted shredded coconut, and beat just until combined. Do not overmix.
  • Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons shredded coconut evenly over the top.
  • Bake until puffed and golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 60 to 70 minutes.
  • Transfer to rack to cool for 20 minutes, then tip the loaf out onto the rack to cool completely. Store leftovers well wrapped at room temperature for up to 3 days, or in the freezer for up to a month.

Tips:

  • Use unsweetened shredded coconut for a less sweet cake.
  • Toast the coconut in the oven for a richer flavor.
  • Add a glaze made with coconut milk and powdered sugar for a shiny finish.
  • Serve the cake with fresh fruit or whipped cream.
  • Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Conclusion:

This easy coconut pound cake is a delicious and versatile dessert that can be enjoyed for any occasion. With its moist texture and sweet coconut flavor, it is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. Whether you serve it plain or with a glaze, this cake is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

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