I don’t use the word “best” very often, but this cake? It is truly the BEST Coconut Pound Cake I have ever tasted!
Oh my heavens. This cake. It is EVERYTHING I want in a coconut cake.
Coconut Pound Cake
Dense enough to not fall apart when you slice it, tender and fluffy enough for the perfect crumb, sweet but not overly sweet, with just the right amount of coconut flavor in every bite.
I could quite possibly talk your ears off about how much I LOVE this Coconut Pound Cake.
The crumb is spectacular, the crust has the perfect crunch, this beauty of a cake is drizzled with a sweet coconut icing, and topped with an extra sprinkling of coconut.
Coconut Pound Cake Ingredients
- butter
- sugar
- eggs
- coconut extract
- vanilla extract
- milk
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- kosher salt
- shredded sweetened coconut
This cake has pretty much destroyed my self-control. I sliced it after dinner a few nights ago and then I could not stop slicing slivers to taste for the rest of the night.
This is going to be in my dessert line-up for both Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. I am absolutely thrilled with this cake – can you tell?
Kitchen Tip: I use this (perfect every time!) bundt pan and this mixer to make this recipe.
I’m not typically an advocate for buying a slew of specialty ingredients, but the coconut extract is key to the lovely flavor in this cake.
And while I would not normally use an “imitation” vanilla extract, to my knowledge imitation coconut extract is the only available option and it works beautifully.
Favorite Coconut Desserts
If you have coconut lovers in your life, you’re going to want to save all of these recipes for future baking days.
Chewy coconut filling layered onto a buttery shortbread crust; Grandma’s Coconut Chews are so simple to make I have been making them since I was a child.
Is it a scone? Is it a cookie? Coconut Scone Cookies are the best of both worlds. This is a coconut cookie that comes together in an easy scone recipe. That makes this a bite-size scone “cookie” that no coconut lover will be able to resist.
Plenty of pecans fill these buttery brown sugar Coconut Blondies creating a hand-held dessert that makes a terrific snack or a company dessert when served warm and topped with cold ice cream.
Chewy Coconut Lover’s Oatmeal Cookies are the ultimate cookie for any coconut lover. These cookies are so chewy, so irresistible, I actually burned my mouth eating not one, but two cookies while they were still piping hot from the oven.
A crisp shortbread crust is topped with a chewy gooey layer of pineapple and coconut to make these Pineapple Coconut Bars.
{originally published 11/20/15 – recipe notes and photos updated 11/23/21}
