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4.75 from 12 votes

Toasted Coconut Pound Cake

Ingredients 

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for pan
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk, divided
  • 1 ½ cups sweetened shredded coconut, toasted, divided
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a loaf pan.
  • Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a large mixing bowl with paddle attachment, beat butter and granulated sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, scraping down bowl as needed. Add vanilla, then eggs, one at a time, beating well and scraping down bowl.
  • With mixer on low, add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with two 1/2-cup additions buttermilk, and beat until combined. With a rubber spatula, fold in 1 1/4 cups coconut.
  • Transfer batter to pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 60 minutes. Let cool in pan the remove cake from pan and let cool completely on rack.
  • Whisk together confectioners' sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons buttermilk. Drizzle over cake and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup coconut.
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