I've been on a kick recently to try new foods and new recipes, and then I
decided that I might as well also try some things that I didn't like but
haven't eaten for a long time. Just to see if my taste has changed. It's a
pretty short list. Coconut is pretty much it, that I could think of.

So I bought a fresh coconut.

Both hubby and I agree that the taste is okay, but neither of us like the
texture. For me, it's a change. I didn't like taste or texture before, or
maybe I just couldn't separate them.

So now that I have the thing, I want to use it. I've found recipes for
shredding the coconut and extracting the juice, which seems like a good idea
since it avoids the texture issue. But what do I do with that juice and the
stuff I drained?

I don't want to do a curry. Not that I have anything against curries, but
since I may never bother with a fresh coconut again, I'd like to make
something that really features the coconut flavor, so I can really decide
whether I actually like it or I just don't hate it.

I was thinking maybe a coconut pound cake or something like it would be
good. I've googled recipes, but they all either include shredded coconut or
artificial coconut flavoring.

So...anybody got any good tried-and-true recipes? It doesn't have to be a
pound cake, but some kind of cake would be ideal, because I can send it to
work with hubby if we don't like it.

Thanks --

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Donna