3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs — lightly beaten
2 teaspoons coconut extract
1 cup buttermilk’
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a large bowl combine sugar, oil, eggs and coconut extract. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk; stir just until moistened. Fold in coconut and nuts. Pour into two greased and floured 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch loaf pans. Bake at 325~F. for 1 hour or until breads test done. Cool 10 minutes in pans before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.