Coconut Cream Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
• 3 cups white sugar
• 6 eggs
• 1 tsp coconut extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 2 cups flaked coconut

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese until well blended. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Blend in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the coconut extract. Mix in flour and baking powder until just moistened, then stir in coconut. Spoon batter into the prepared pan.
3. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a cooling rack.