Soft As Silk Italian Cream Cake

Gingerbear's Note:

This cake was the winner of The 2002 Tulsa State Fair Baking Competition.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 15

• ½ cup margarine or ½ cup butter , softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 5 egg yolks , beaten
• 2 cups cake flour (pref. soft as silk cake flour if you can get it)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 egg whites , stiffly beaten
• 1 can coconut (small, do not know how many ounces. This is all that the recipe gives)
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Filling

• ¼ cup margarine or ¼ cup butter , softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese , softened
• 1 lb confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

1. Cream 1/2 cup margarine or butter, sugar and oilin mixer bowl until light and fluffy.
2. Add egg yolks, beat well.
3. Sift in flour and soda; mix well.
4. Add buttermilk and 1 tsp vanilla; mix well.
5. Fold in egg whites, coconut and 1 cup pecans.
6. Pour into 3 greased and floured 8" round cake pans.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until cakes test done.
8. Remove to wire rack to cool.
9. Combine 1/4 cup butter or margarine, cream cheese and confectioner's sugar in a bowl; beat well.
10. Stir in 1 tsp vanilla and 1 cup pecans.
11. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake.

Reviews

[MistyCat82]

This cake is fabulous! It falls into the category of one of the few desserts that is better than most chocolate desserts. I cannot say enough about how much my family loves it. It is truly one of the best scratch cake recipes I have ever found and I make it whenever I need a guaranteed-to-be good cake. It also works well as cupcakes, which tend to be better for potlucks. Even my Dad, who does not like cake, will eat this.

[BekahHope]

Family and friends LOVED this! One man had three servings within 3 hours. I didn't add the pecans to the cake itself, and reserved half the coconut for the icing. I put the coconut and pecans in the cream cheese icing - I'd had Italian Cream Cake this way before and liked it better. Making it again tonight for my parents birthdays! I think I'm going to try putting 1/4 cup margarine 1/4 cup cream cheese IN the cake this time.

[811537]

The first time the cake fell apart on me, then instead of using my hand to flip the cake I used a plate to help me. The cake was awesome from what little time the cake was around. Everyone said that was the best recipe for the Italian Cream Cake. I had tried other recipes for that cake. Thanks for the receipe. DWS