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Swedish Pound Cake

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Coconut and pecans—how can you go wrong? This is a favorite recipe my mom used to make. I especially love the aroma of the almond flavoring that goes in the glaze at the end!

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 2 sticks Butter
  • 5 whole Eggs
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 cup Chopped Pecans
  • 1 can (7 Oz. Size) Flaked Coconut
  • _____
  • FOR THE GLAZE:
  • ¾ cups Sugar
  • ¾ cups Water
  • ½ sticks Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Almond Flavoring

Preparation

Cream sugar and oleo (butter) together. Beat in eggs separately, one at a time. Add the rest of the cake ingredients. Pour into a greased/floured bundt pan or two loaf pans. Bake at 325 degrees for one hour.

Mix the glaze ingredients (sugar, water, butter, and almond flavoring) in a pan and stir until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved.

Turn the cake onto a plate, punch holes in it (with a toothpick) and pour on the glaze while the cake is still hot.

Almost paradise!

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Kathy Haecker on 5.26.2017

This is our favorite cake as well. Has anyone ever tried to make it with gluten-free flour?

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billiev on 8.21.2013

This is one of our favorite cakes. I have been making this recipe for years. When my son got married 10 years ago, it was one of the recipes that he asked his wife to get from me. For those of us who buy our coconut in larger packages, one 7 oz. can of coconut is 2-3/4 cups. Thanks for posting this recipe

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billiev on 8.21.2013

One of our favorite recipes. I have also made it at Christmas time and added candied red and green cherries to the mix in place of the pecans. One can of coconut is 2-3/4 cups if you are using packaged coconut instead of canned. Another variation I have made is making the cake in a 9 x 13 pan, reserving all the pecans and 1 cup of the coconut from the cake batter. Bake the cake until it tests done and remove from oven and sprinkle on the reserved coconut and pecans. Pour glaze over all and serve warm from pan. Delish.

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kungfookatie on 4.9.2011

This recipe has been passed around my family as well. Often used for Christmas gifts, I love it so much I make it year round. The almond glaze is really what makes it so wonderful.

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