Italian Cream Cake With Nutty Cream Cheese Frosting
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
1 3 layer cake
ingredients
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CAKE
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 large eggs, separated
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
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FROSTING
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted
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GARNISHES
- chopped pecans or coconut
directions
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CAKE:
- Set oven at 350°F.
- Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; gradually add sugar, beating well.
- Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
- Add vanilla, beat until blended.
- Combine flour and soda; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Beat at low speed until blended after each addition.
- Stir in coconut.
- Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, fold into batter.
- Pour batter into three greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans and cool on wire racks.
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FROSTING:
- Place pecans in a shallow pan; bake at 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes or until roasted, stirring occasionally. Cool.
- Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
- Add sugar, beating at low speed until blended.
- Beat at high speed until smooth; stir in pecans.
- Yield: about 4 cups.
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ASSMBLE:
- Spread Nutty Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Garnish with pecans if desired.
- Yield: one (3-layer) cake.
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