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Italian Cream Cake

Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Keyword italian cream cake, italian cream cake recipe
Author Juanita

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

  1. Cream margarine and add shortening.

  2. Add sugar and beat until smooth.

  3. Add egg yolks and beat well.

  4. Combine flour and baking soda in a separate bowl. Add to cream mixture alternating with buttermilk.

  5. Add coconut and nuts.

  6. Fold in egg whites.

  7. Pour into three 8" pans.

  8. 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.