Coconut Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 eggs, separated
1 c. shortening
1/2 c. butter or margarine
3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. each almond and coconut extracts
3 c. cake flour
1 c. milk
2 c. coconut

Preparation

Separate eggs; beat yolks with shortening and butter until well blended. Gradually add sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Add extracts; beat on low speed until blended at low speed. Add flour, about 1/4 at a time, alternating with about 1/3 milk at a time. Add coconut. Mix well. Fold in beaten (stiffly beaten) egg whites. Pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 300\u00b0 about 2 hours. Cool on rack 10 or 15 minutes.