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Lemon-Coconut Pound Cake Loaf

March 1, 2011 By Rhoda 41 Comments

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When we were driving down to New Orleans, I was looking through the new Southern Living magazine and lo and behold it was full of pound cake recipes.  What Southern girl worth her salt doesn’t LOVE pound cake?!

I do, I do!

We grew up on rich, buttery pound cake.  I was just over in Atlanta again with my family and look what I spied as soon as I came in the door to my parent’s house.Anything under a silver dome this pretty and vintage has to be delectable, huh? Yep, it is!  As good as it looks.  The glaze is very lemony and it’s a delish cake.  Right out of  Southern Living.  She says she is going to try some of the others too.  I told her when I move back in with them that I just can’t be eating cake ALL the time.  She promised some low-fat desserts too.OK, I can live with that. 🙂

Just in case you’d like to try this one, here’s the recipe right out of Southern Living:

Lemon-Coconut Pound Cake Loaf

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 1/3 cups granulated sugar

3 large eggs

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. baking soda

1/2 cup sour cream

2 tsp. lemon zest

1 cup sweetened flake coconut, divided

Lemon Glaze

Whisk together 2 cups powdered sugar, 2 Tbsp. milk, and 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice, adding an additional 1 Tbsp. milk, 1 tsp. at a time for desired consistency.

  1. Preheat oven to 325*.  Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy.   Gradually add sugar, beating until light & fluffy.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating until just blended after each addition.
  2. Stir together flour, salt, and baking soda.  Add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning & ending with flour mixture.  Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition.  Stir in lemon zest & 1/2 cup coconut.  Pour batter into a greased & floured 9×5 inch loaf pan.
  3. Bake at 325* for 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack & cool completely (about 1 hour).
  4. Spoon Lemon Glaze over cake & sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup coconut.

It’s a good one, so I hope you’ll try it too.  Loved that lemon glaze!


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  1. Teresa says

    July 13, 2014 at 5:18 pm

    I relied on the comments and made 4 loaves at once. I bake A LOT, and I’m always looking for new recipes. Loaves and Bundts are my favourites, so of course this just caught my eye. One word..AMAZING!
    Thank you for sharing 🙂

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