Italian Cream Cake
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Keyword:
italian cream cake, italian cream cake recipe
Ingredients
- 1 stick margarine
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 small can coconut
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 5 egg whites (stiffly beaten)
- 2 cans cream cheese or vanilla icing
Instructions
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Cream margarine and add shortening.
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Add sugar and beat until smooth.
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Add egg yolks and beat well.
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Combine flour and baking soda in a separate bowl. Add to cream mixture alternating with buttermilk.
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Add coconut and nuts.
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Fold in egg whites.
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Pour into three 8" pans.
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Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Cool and stack each cake on top of each other with a layer of icing in between each layer. Frost the top with your favorite vanilla or cream cheese icing.