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Happy Rovin' Cowboy Lemon Coconut Loaf

Source of Recipe


The All-American Cowboy Cookbook






List of Ingredients



• 2 sticks butter or margarine, softened to room temperature
  
• 2 cups sugar
  
• 3 Tbsp lemon juice
  
• 4 eggs
  
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 2 tsp baking powder
  
• 3/4 tsp salt
  
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  
• 1/2 cup milk
  
• Grated peel of 2 lemons
  
• 1/2 cup flake coconut
  
• *
  
• -- Glaze --
  
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
  
• 1 cup sugar
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Grease and flour two 8x4-inch loaf pans and set aside.
   
   
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar, and lemon juice until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Combine evaporated milk and milk. Add dry ingredients and milk alternately to butter mixture in 3 additions. (Do not overbeat.) Fold in lemon peel and coconut. Pour into prepared pans.
   
   
3. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven. Combine lemon juice and sugar; brush on tops of loaves to glaze. Cool for 20 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely.
   
   Makes 2 loaves.