Coconut Pound Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Cream butter and Crisco well.
2. 2
   Add sugar 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. 3
   Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. 4
   Sift flour and salt together and add this mixture, alternating with the coconut milk; ending with flour mixture.
5. 5
   Add the coconut flavoring and the coconut.
6. 6
   Pour the batter into a WELL greased and floured 10 inch tube pan and bake at 300F for one hour.
7. 7
   (I place a small pan of water in the bottom of my oven when baking pound cakes to keep them from cracking).