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Mamas Italian Cream Cake Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease and flour three 9" round cake pans.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream butter,shortening,and sugar. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • With mixer running on low, add flour and buttermilk alternately until well combined.
  • Add baking soda.
  • Stir in pecans and coconut.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, beat egg white until soft peaks form.
  • Gently fold into cake batter.
  • Pour batter into prepared pans.
  • Bake for 25 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan for 10 minutes then turn out onto wire racks.
  • Cool completely.
  • Frosting:
  • In a mixing bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add vanilla.
  • Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until well blended and creamy. If frosting is too stiff,add a little milk.
  • Stir in pecans and coconut.
  • Frost cake as usual.
  • Suggestion:
  • Leave the sides of the cake unfrosted for better presentation.

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    " It was excellent "
    pieplate ate it and said...
    Sounds good--and it looks like a good basic cake, even without the goodies. I suppose you could also take it in slightly different directions, like with thin slices of candied grapefruit peel?
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    " It was excellent "
    sparow64 ate it and said...
    I adore Italian Cream Cake, and this one sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
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    " It was excellent "
    dragonwings647 ate it and said...
    Sounds wounderful. thanks
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    " It was excellent "
    juels ate it and said...
    Mmmmm....I'll take a piece of that! Sounds absolutely divine! I love Italian desserts!
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