freda's italian cream cake
I love this recipe. My sister in law used to make this whenever we went home to Southern Illinois to visit my husband's sisters and brothers. I always loved it. I've never been able to make it as well as Freda but this recipe is a close second. If you are looking down from heaven, Freda, I have named this cake for you.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
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yield
10 to 12
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup crisco shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 stick butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 5 large eggs
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups coconut
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- FROSING
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 box cream cheese, 8oz., softened
- 1 box powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup pecans
How To Make freda's italian cream cake
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Step 1Cream Crisco, butter and sugar together. Separate eggs and add the five yolks, one at a time. Add dry ingredients along with buttermilk. Stir in nuts. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in three greased and floured 9 inch cake pans for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes before removing from pans and placing on wire cake rakes to cool completely.
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Step 2Icing: Warm butter and cream cheese to room temperature. Mix with remaining ingredients until smooth. Frost cake and decorate with pecans.
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