Coconut Pecan Pound Cake

Saw this on The Chew, and it spoke to me. Maybe this will show up here for Christmas.....

Coconut Pecan Pound Cake


2 cups sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
4 eggs
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp vanilla extract


Glaze:
2 TBPS salted butter
1/2 cup water
1 cup sugar
powdered sugar, for dusting


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, & butter and beat with electric mixer until light & fluffy, about 3 minutes. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in separate bowl. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk in three parts to batter and mix gently until just moistened. Stir in vanilla, coconut, & pecans. Pour into a pound cake mold and bake for 60 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the the center comes out clean. Make glaze five minutes before cake comes out of oven. Combine water, butter, & sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook five minutes. Slowly pour half the syrup over the cake, invert onto serving plate, and pour remaining syrup over the top. Dust with powdered sugar, let sit to cool for at least 10 minutes, and then eat while still warm.