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I must have messed up somewhere. The cake split at the top, but of more concern it took an hour and 20 minutes to bake. It was still liquid inside at 60 minutes.
❤❤❤ that coconut pound cake 😋
2:53 you know that little yellow pot she melted the butter in has been around for a minute!! I love favorite cooking utensils like this! They’re just perfect for little jobs and always make you smile when they come out 😊
I wonder if I could add some sweetened shredded coconut to the batter.
When I go to the supermarket, none of the flours are labelled "cake flour", so what are you talking about?
I made this yesterday, and is it ever delicious! And quick. Definitely one for the recipe box!
I thought a pound cake was supposed to be dense with a fine texture….not lighter and fluffier. Im confused?
So, there's no coconut in it? Wtf
"If you don't have room temp eggs…"
She knows how life actually works.
Stashed this in my files. Looks delicious!! I will be making this !! Thanks, Julia!! ♡D
what if u dont have a food processor
Love the video, how do you stop it from top splitting??
cream of coconut has a lot of sugar in it – would you still need to add a cup of sugar along with the cream of coconut?
Massive massive fan of ATK but please, for baking, can you pls give metric measurements by weight?
This pound cake does look lighter than the usual pound cake. I’m going to try this recipe. I was surprised, though, because there is no actual shredded coconut in the cake. I wonder if I could add some on the top of the whipped cream? Sounds good to me!! ❤️
I've had 'pound cake'
that weighed about five pounds!
My son's very favorite flavor, …. coconut!
Thank you, Julia.
I have got to make this, because I love anything coconut. But I can think of a fun variation which I'm surprised as it mentioned here. How would that take me if you zested two or three limes, and added in that lime zest to the cake batter coconut and lime karma together, is absolutely sublime. A little bit of fresh diced mango, perfectly ripe, and some whipped cream? Baby, I'm all in.
We'll have to try this. I'm from Boston, now living in SE Asia, and grow coconuts, with 2 groves. I can't believe than no one's doing this here. All these ingredients are easily available. But home baking simply isn't popular here, people just go out and buy all their baked goods.
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Julia, I always love watching what you teach. Even if I cannot cook for a damn, I love to listen to you tell me how to anyway!
Looks amazing — thanks for sharing!