Ambrosia Pound Cake 
             
1-1/2 sticks sweet butter, softened
3/4 cup Crisco
1-1/2 cups sugar
5 eggs
2 tsp. coconut extract
3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 cup coconut

Grease and flour tube pan or bundt pan.

In large mixing bowl, combine butter, Crisco and sugar. Beat until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add coconut extract and mix well

In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Stir to mix. Add to batter alternately with orange juice. Stir in the coconut

Pour into pan. Place pan in COLD OVEN. Set at 325º. Bake for one hour and 30 minutes. Turn cake out of pan immediately