Billie's Italian Cream Cake with Blueberries

Name: Billie's Italian Cream Cake with Blueberries
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 pints or 3 small containers blueberries; 1 stick butter; 237 milliliters buttermilk (or 1 cup milk mixed with 1 teaspoon white vinegar); 454 grams packages cream cheese; 5 eggs, separated; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 237 milliliters chopped pecans; 907 grams powdered sugar; 237 milliliters sweetened flaked coconut; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 237 milliliters vegetable oil

The recipe Billie's Italian Cream Cake with Blueberries is ready in approximately 1 hour and 55 minutes and is definitely a spectacular vegetarian option for lovers of Mediterranean food. One serving contains 914 calories, 9g of protein, and 43g of fat. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up eggs, baking soda, containers blueberries, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

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All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Beat the egg whites until stiff. Set aside.

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Egg Whites

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, oil and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.

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Granulated Sugar

Butter

Cream

Cooking Oil

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Mix in the egg yolks, vanilla and coconut.

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Egg Yolk

Coconut

Vanilla

In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and baking powder. Alternate adding the buttermilk and dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.

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Baking Soda

Buttermilk

All Purpose Flour

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Mix until just combined, and then fold in the egg whites.

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Egg Whites

Pour evenly into the prepared pans and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

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Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes. Then turn the cakes out onto cooling racks and allow to cool completely.

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For the frosting: In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and powdered sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Stir in the pecans and coconut.

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Powdered Sugar

Cream Cheese

Frosting

Coconut

Vanilla

Butter

Pecans

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Cut each cake in half lengthwise so you are left with 4 layers.

Spread the first layer with frosting and top with blueberries. Repeat the cake, frosting and blueberry layers until you have 4 layers of cake. Arrange more blueberries around the edge of each layer for structure.

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Blueberries