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Coconut-Buttermilk Pound Cake
original recipe: http://www.marthastewart.com/945221/coconut-buttermilk-pound-cake
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for pan
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk, divided
- 1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut, toasted, divided
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 4 1/2-by-8 1/2-inch loaf
pan. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl,
using a mixer, beat butter and granulated sugar on medium-high until
light and fluffy, 8 minutes, 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 skewer inserted in center comes
out with a few moist crumbs attached, 60 minutes. Let cool in pan on a
wire rack set in a rimmed baking sheet, 1 hour. Remove cake from pan and
let cool completely on rack. (Store at room temperature, wrapped in
plastic, up to 4 days.)
Whisk together confectioners' sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons
buttermilk. Drizzle over cake and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup
coconut.
Cook's Note:
Tangy buttermilk balances this rich coconut cake. It's also used to make the thick glaze.
