It's Raining - It's Pouring!

I love the rain, and for some reason it makes me want to bake. I've done this for as long as I can remember. There's something about this type of weather that causes me to love the smell of something sweet baking in the oven. Today I've decided to bake a Coconut Pecan Pound Cake - Karen McCarthy's recipe. It is deliciouso!

I'm watching Norah today, so this will be our first official baking day together. Let's just hope she enjoys it as much as I do. You're never too young to start baking, right?

Here's the recipe:

3 c. sugar 1 tsp. baking powder
2 sticks butter 1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. Crisco 1 c. milk
5 eggs 7 oz. flaked coconut
1 tsp. coconut extract 1 c. chopped pecans
3 c. flour
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1. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
2. Cream together sugar, butter and Crisco. Add eggs, one at a time; beat well. Add coconut extract.
3. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, starting and ending with milk.
4. Add coconut and pecans.
5. Bake in greased and floured 10" tube pan for 1.5 hours in 325 oven. Glaze cake while still hot.

Glaze:

1 c. 10X powdered sugar 1 tsp. coconut extract

Add enough milk as needed to make glaze. This cake freezes well.