Authentic Italian Cream Cake
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups of sifted all purpose flour (I like to use Farino Tipo 00 – An Italian Flour, note: you can also use Cake Flour)
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2 cups of sugar
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1 stick of butter unsalted
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1/2 cup of dry shredded coconut
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1 cup of finely chopped walnuts
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5 egg whites (beat until stiff peaks)
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5 egg yolks
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1/2 cup of olive oil
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1 cup of buttermilk
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1 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon of baking soda
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Frosting
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8 oz of cream cheese
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1/2 stick of butter for humid climates OR 1. to 1.5 sticks in dryer climates
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1 teaspoon of buttermilk
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1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon of creme de cacao (optional but I like it, so if you can't find it no worries)
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8 oz of powdered sugar
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1 teaspoon of the white chocolate flavoring (again optional, if you can't find it then double up on the vanilla extract
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*Note for Dryer Climates use 1 to 1.5 sticks of butter
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