Aunt Mary's Italian Cream Cake
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
1 3 layer cake
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 5 eggs, seperated
- 2 cups sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 2 cups flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 4 ounces coconut
directions
- Combined baking soda and buttermilk and let stand for a few minutes.
- Cream sugar, butter, and shortening.
- Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add buttermilk mixture and flour alternately until combined.
- Stir in vanilla.
- Beat egg whites until stiff.
- Fold stiff egg whites into batter along with coconut and pecans.
- Evenly divide mixture between 3 well greased and floured, 9 inch pans.
- Bake at 325 for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out cleanly.
- Top each layer with 'Aunt Mary's Cream Cheese Frosting' and sprinkle on pecans.
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I am the stay at home wife of my best friend, and homeschooling mom. I love to cook and dream of opening my own restaurant one day. In the mean time, I like cooking for family and friends, and most of all sharing my love of cooking with my husband and son.
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