Coconut-Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 12 c softened butter or margarine
• 12 c shortening
• 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese softened
• 3 c sugar
• 3 c all-purpose flour
• 14 tsp baking soda
• 14 tsp salt
• 1 16 oz pkg frozen coconut thawed
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp coconut flavoring

Directions

1. Cream
2. buttershortening and cream cheese
3. Gradually add sugar
4. beating
5. well at medium speed
6. Add eggs one at a time beating
7. after
8. each addition
9. Combine flour and soda Add salt Add
10. to creamed mixture stirring just until blended
11. Stir
12. in coconut and remaining ingredientsPour batter into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan
13. Bake at 325 for 1 12 hours
14. Cool in pan 10 to 15 minutes
15. Remove from pan and let cool completely on a wire rack