Plain Or Coconut Pound Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Cream butter and sugar.
2. 2
   Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
3. 3
   Sift together dry ingredients.
4. 4
   Blend into creamed mixture.
5. 5
   Add vanilla and sour cream.
6. 6
   Add 1 cup coconut (optional).
7. 7
   Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
8. 8
   Bake 1 1/2 hours in oven preheated to 300°.