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Cheating Italian Cream Cheese Cake Recipe


Cheating Italian Cream Cheese Cake Recipe
When I don't have time to make this cake from scratch, I cheat and make it from a box---semi homemade!

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Ingredients
  • I box white cake mix ( I use Duncan Hines)
  • 1 1/3 cup water
  • 2 Tablespoon oil
  • 3 large egg whites
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • # Cream Cheese Frosting(I usually make 1 1/2 batches)
  • # 11 ounces cream cheese room temperature
  • # 3/4 cup butter room temperature
  • # 1 (16ounce) box powered sugar
  • # 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions
  1. Grease three 8 inch cake pans; preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix cake according to package; then stir in coconut and pecans. Bake for about 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  3. Cool completely then frost with cream cheese frosting.
  4. Frosting
  5. Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Can add chopped pecans and coconut to top if desired.
  6. Frosting between the layers, sides and top. Chill several hours.

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Comments


Sounds great! Love the shortcut. I usually make everything from scratch, but I will have to say that Duncan Hines Classic White Cake mix cannot be beat! Thanks for this wonderful shortcut on this delicious cake!!


This is great! I have the scratch version but, I love this for saving time.


Nice!


I have done this so many times....its quick and easy... just love the way the cake turns out...makes it a 5 in my books...


Well why not, sounds good to me. You have my 5


Yeah, MUCH easier, saves a lot of time - thanks!


And another 55555 :)


Great cake wonderful recipe thanks high5


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