Coconut Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. oleo or butter
1/2 c. shortening
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
3 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. baking soda
6 eggs
3 c. plain flour
1/4 tsp. salt
6 oz. frozen coconut, thawed
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. coconut flavoring

Preparation

Cream the butter, shortening and cream cheese and gradually add sugar; beat at medium speed.
Add eggs one at a time; beat between each.
Combine flour, soda and salt.
Add to mixture and stir just enough to blend.
Add coconut, vanilla and coconut flavoring; stir to blend.
Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan; pour in cake mixture and bake in a preheated 320\u00b0 oven for about 1 1/2 hours.
Cool 15 minutes in pan.
Check with toothpick when done.