- 1 teaspoon butter, softened
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup low-fat milk
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 1/4 teaspoons coconut extract (optional)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with butter.
- Combine flour, sugar, coconut, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; stir once or twice with a wooden spoon. Add eggs, milk, water, oil, coconut extract, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Mix well until batter is blended.
- Pour batter into the greased loaf pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.