Coconut Pound Cake

This is the best pound cake ever!!

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup canola oil
2 cups self-rising flour (sifted)
1 1/2 teaspoons coconut flavoring
1 1/2 small cans Baker's coconut

Glaze:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 taspoon coconut flavoring

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  In the mixer, cream the eggs and sugar.  Add the buttermilk and eggs and mix well. Add the flour and mix well.  Add the coconut flavoring and coconut.  Bake in a tube pan for 45 minutes.

For the glaze,  bring the water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan.  Boil 3 minutes and remove from heat.  Add the coconut flavoring.  Loosen the cake from the sides of the pan.  Pour glaze over the cake and let it soak for 7 minutes.  Shake and remove from pan.

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