Coconut Pound Cake

Coconut Pound Cake

¾ cup butter, softened

4 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 ½ cups sugar

3 eggs

¾ tsp. vanilla extract

1 ½ cups flour (Kimberly's flour recipe works GREAT too!)

½ cup flaked coconut

(Powdered sugar and additional coconut, optional)

Directions:

In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar till light and fluffy, about 5 min. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Beat in flour just until combined; fold in 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 min. or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 min. before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and additional coconut if desired.