Coconut Bread/Cake

This is my mom's most famous recipes! She would make these in mini loaf pans during Christmas time and give them out Visiting Teaching or to the Young Womens. Everyone raved about them and always wanted my mom to make them more :) Now, I'm not a major fan of coconut and it's texture but I LOVE this cake so much!!!

1 cup oil
2 eggs
2 tsp Coconut extract
2 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
3 cups flour
½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
1 cup coconut
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Glaze:
1 cup sugar
½ cup water
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 tsp. coconut extract

Mix together 1 cup oil, 4 eggs, 2 tsp coconut flavoring, and 2 cups of sugar. Add 1 cup of buttermilk. Mix together and then add to mixture: flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the coconut and the nuts if you decide to add them. Bake at 325 for 45-55 minutes. You can make these in a bundt cake pan, or 2 regular loaf pans, or 6 mini loaf pans.

After the bread comes out of the oven, glaze the bread and let stand in pan several hours to let the glaze absorb (the BEST part!!).

To make the Glaze: In a saucepan, stir together the sugar, water and butter. Boil for 1-2 min. Remove from heat and add the coconut extract.