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Italian Cream Cake Recipe


Italian Cream Cake Recipe
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1 year, 2 months ago
Courtesy of Cooking Light Magazine. Number of servings will depend on size of slices.
Prep:20m Cook:23m Servings:20

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Ingredients
  • Vegetable cooking spray
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup light butter
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 teaspoon butter extract
  • 1 teaspoon coconut extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 egg whites (at room temperature)
  • Sugared kumquats (optional)
  • Orange rind strips (optional)
  • Kumquat leaves (optional)
  • Cream Cheese Icing
  • 1 tablespoon light butter
  • 1 (8-ounce) package Neufchâtel cheese
  • 1 (1-pound) package powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
  1. Prepare Cream Cheese Icing; cover and chill.
  2. Cream Cheese Icing
  3. Cream butter and cheese at high speed of a mixer until fluffy.
  4. Add sugar; beat at low speed until well-blended.
  5. Add vanilla; beat well.
  6. Coat bottoms of 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray (do not coat sides of pans); line bottoms of pans with wax paper.
  7. Coat wax paper with cooking spray, and dust with flour; set aside.
  8. Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended.
  9. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine 2 cups flour and baking soda; stir well.
  10. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  11. Stir in pecans and extracts.
  12. Beat egg whites at high speed of a mixer until stiff peaks form (do not overbeat).
  13. Fold egg whites into batter; pour batter into prepared pans.
  14. Bake at 350° for 23 minutes.
  15. Let cool in pans 5 minutes on a wire rack.
  16. Loosen cake layers from sides of pans using a narrow metal spatula, and turn out onto wire racks.
  17. Peel off wax paper, and let cool completely.
  18. Place 1 cake layer on a plate, and spread with 2/3 cup Cream Cheese Icing; top with another cake layer.
  19. Repeat with 2/3 cup icing and remaining layer, ending with cake. Spread remaining icing over cake.
  20. Garnish with kumquats, orange rind, and kumquat leaves, if desired.
  21. Note: To make sugared kumquats, dip kumquats into lightly beaten egg whites, and drain; roll in sugar.

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Comments

elgab89 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Mmmmm, i love it - such great combinations of flavors!

minitindel 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I love these cakes very light and taste so very good thanks lucy

lanacountry 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Lovely recipe, Thank you, Lucy!! :)
^ ^ ^ ^ ^5

pat2me 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Great post! Thank you, Ma'am!

midgelet 1 year, 2 months ago said:
This is a yummy recipe!

momo_55grandma 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Love Itialian cakes thanks bunches

jlv1023 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I'm Italian and love Italian cake, must give it a try, thanks

Janet

jett2whit 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Mama Mia! Magnifico!!

midgelet 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I hope you don't mind, put this into the international baking group great recipe!

cardinal54 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Midgelet, I don't mind at all. Lucy

gapeach55 1 year ago said:
This cake is delish. High 5!.

lanabade 2 months ago said:
THANKYOU!!!!I really like this one!!!


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