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Italian Cream Cake Recipe

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I just LOVE this Italian cream cake recipe because it is rich and delicious! Frost with the Italian cream cake frosting recipe, also included in this post!

Ingredients

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1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
1/2 cup shortening
5 eggs, separated
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup coconut, shredded

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Combine baking soda and buttermilk. Let stand a few minutes.
  3. Cream sugar, butter and shortening.
  4. Add egg yolks one at a time beating well after each addition.
  5. Add buttermilk mixture alternately with flour to the creamed sugar mixture.
  6. Stir in vanilla.
  7. Beat egg whites until stiff.
  8. Fold into batter.
  9. Gently stir in pecans and coconut.
  10. Bake 25 minutes in 3 greased and floured 9-inch pans.
  11. Frost with our Italian cream cake frosting.

Italian Cream Cake Frosting Recipe

8 oz. cream cheese
½ cup butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
¼ cup pecans, chopped
¼ cup coconut, shredded
  1. Beat frosting ingredients together.
  2. Frost cake.
  3. Sprinkle a few pecans and some coconut on top.

Find it online: https://www.livingonadime.com/italian-cream-cake-recipe/