Chocolate Italian Cream Cake

Name: Chocolate Italian Cream Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 118 milliliters butter; 237 milliliters buttermilk; 237 milliliters shredded coconut; 946 milliliters sifted confectioners sugar; 237 milliliters cream cheese; 5 eggs; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters chopped pecans; 118 milliliters shortening; 59 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 473 milliliters white sugar

Chocolate Italian Cream Cake is a vegetarian recipe with 6 servings. One portion of this dish contains around 31g of protein, 151g of fat, and a total of 2917 calories. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of sugar, vanillan extract, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. A couple people really liked this Mediterranean dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans. Separate the eggs.

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All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Oven

Cream 1/2 cup of the butter, shortening and sugar together.

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Shortening

Butter

Cream

Sugar

Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in 1 teaspoon of the vanilla.

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Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Sift soda, flour and 1/4 cup cocoa together.

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Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Pop

Add alternately with buttermilk to the creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Stir in the coconut and 1 cup of the chopped pecans.

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Pecan Pieces

Buttermilk

Coconut

Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into the batter.

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Egg Whites

Pour batter into the prepared cake pans.

Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes.

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Let cakes cool completely before frosting between layers and on sides.

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Frosting

To Make Frosting: Cream the cream cheese and butter together. Sift confectioner's sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa, beating in a little at a time until well-creamed.

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Cream Cheese

Frosting

Butter

Cocoa Powder

Cream

Sugar

Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup pecans.

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Vanilla

Pecans

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Servings:

1teaspoon

baking soda 1teaspoon

baking soda 118milliliters

butter 237milliliters

buttermilk 237milliliters

shredded coconut 946milliliters

sifted confectioners' sugar 237milliliters

cream cheese 5

eggs 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 237milliliters

chopped pecans 118milliliters

shortening 59milliliters

unsweetened cocoa powder 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 473milliliters

white sugar

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are my top picks for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. You could try Barone Ricasoli Castello di Brolio Chianti Classico Gran Selezione. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 60 dollars per bottle.