Italian Cream Cake

Name: Italian Cream Cake
Prep time: 2 h 40 min
Cook time: 2 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 237 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 237 milliliters buttermilk; 473 milliliters flaked coconut; 454 grams container cream cheese creamy ready-to-spread frosting; 5 eggs, separated; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters finely chopped pecans; 18 servings Additional chopped pecans, if desired; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters shortening; 473 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Italian Cream Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 18 servings with 485 calories, 4g of protein, and 30g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. A mixture of cream cheese creamy ready-to-spread frosting, coconut, buttermilk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 40 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F (325F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening; lightly flour. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.

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Baking Soda

Shortening

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Oven

Frying Pan

In large bowl, beat sugar, butter and shortening with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla.

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Shortening

Vanilla

Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

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Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating until blended.

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Egg Yolk

Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating until blended after each addition. On low speed, beat in coconut and 1 cup pecans until blended.

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Buttermilk

Coconut

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

In another large bowl, beat egg whites with electric mixer on high speed just until stiff peaks form. Fold one-fourth of egg whites into cake batter; fold in remaining egg whites.

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Egg Whites