5.0 from 18 votes
Coconut lemon pound cake
Light and fluffy coconut lemon pound cake with a simple coconut glaze, topped with strawberries is a delicious, easy tea time treat.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Servings: 10
Calories: 400 kcal
Course:
Cake
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 200 g (1 cup) sugar
- 250 g (2 cups) flour
- 50 g (½ cup) desiccated coconut
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 200 g (1 cup) softened butter
- 2 tbsp oil
- 3 eggs
- 125 ml (½ cup) coconut milk
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
For the glaze
- 1 cup sifted icing sugar
- 2-3 tbsp coconut milk
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- strawberries (optional)
- coconut flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix the dry ingredients together.
- Add the room temperature butter and oil then beat until the mixture is well combined and starts clumping together. You want the butter to be dispersed with no lumps remaining in the flour.
- Whisk the eggs, coconut milk, lemon juice and zest together.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the batter while mixing on a low speed. Beat until just combined.
- Pour the batter into a greased and lined loaf pan (the one I used was 9"x 5" or 22cm x 12cm).
- Place in the oven and bake for 45-60 minutes or golden brown and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 20 minutes in the pan before turning out and cooling completely.
- Whisk the lemon juice, coconut milk and icing sugar together then drizzle over the cake.
- Decorate with strawberries and coconut flakes (optional) and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
400kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
41g
(14%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
92mg
(31%)
Sodium
291mg
(12%)
Potassium
142mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
572IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
44mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 400
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 400kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 92mg | 31% |
| Sodium | 291mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 142mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 572IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.