Tropical White Chocolate Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 ounces sour cream
8 ounces crushed pineapple, undrained
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
5 large eggs
6 white chocolate baking squares, melted, cooled slightly
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup flaked coconut
powdered sugar (optional)

Preparation

Mix flour, baking powder & salt; set aside.
Mix sour cream & pineapple; set aside.
Beat butter & sugar until light & fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Blend in melted chocolate & vanilla.
Add flour mixture, alternately with sour cream mixture beating until well blended after each addition.
Add coconut; mix well.
Pour into greased & floured 10\" tube pan. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour 10 minutes or until tests done with toothpick.
Cool in pan 10 minutes.
Loosen from sides and and invert on rack; remove from pan.Cool completely and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
This can also be made in 9x5 loaf pans.