Coconut Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 Pound of butter
• 1 pound of flour
• 1 pound of powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of grated lemon peel
• 4 Eggs
• 1 cup of milk
• 1/2 pound of coconut 
• Salt

Directions

1. Beat 1/2 pound of butter into a cream.
2. Add gradually a pound of sifted flour, one pound of powdered sugar, two teaspoons of baking powder, a pinch of salt, a teaspoon of grated lemon peel, 1/2 pound of prepared coconut, 4 well-beaten eggs, one cup of milk.
3. Mix throughly.
4. Butter pan and line with buttered paper. 
5. Pour mixture to the depth of an inch and a half. 
6. Bake in the oven.
7. When baked, take out, spread icing over cake.
8. Return the cake to the oven a moment to dry the icing. 

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Cheree Litton
Louisiana Anthology

March 14, 2022