COCONUT LIME POUND CAKE

COCONUT LIME POUND CAKE image

Yield Serves 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup butter, softened
2 2/3 cups sugar
6 eggs
3 cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
1/2 cup shredded coconut
grated zest of 2 limes
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
For the glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 1/2+ tablespoons lime juice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar for 5 minutes, add eggs one at a time until completely incorporated and very fluffy. Sift dry ingredients - cake flour, salt, baking soda into a small bowl. In another bowl, combine sour cream, coconut extract, coconut flakes, lime zest, lime juice until smooth. Add 1/3 dry mixture to egg mixture and mix until completely blended. Add 1/2 sour cream mixture, and blend. Continue in this manner until all the flour mixture and all the sour cream mixture have been added to the egg mixture. Pour into pan and bake for 55-60 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit as you make the glaze. Blend the powdered sugar and lime juice until smooth, all lumps removed. Remove the cake from the pan and drizzle the glaze over the top. Let cool completely.