"Chocolate Italian Cream Cake - a classic Southern chocolate cake loaded with coconut & pecans & frosted with chocolate cream cheese frosting...."
INGREDIENTS
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5 large eggs, (separated)
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1/2 cup butter (softened)
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1/2 cup shortening
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2 cups sugar
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2¼ cups all-purpose flour
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¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 tsp baking soda
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1 cup buttermilk
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1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
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⅔ cup finely chopped pecans
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1 Tbsp vanilla extract
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1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, (softened)
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½ cup butter, (softened)
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1 Tbsp vanilla extract
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¼ tsp cinnamon
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1 (16-oz) box powdered sugar
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¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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¼ cup buttermilk
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⅔ cup finely chopped pecans