italian cream cake

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94 Pinches
Southside, AL
Updated on Feb 22, 2012

An old favorite of the family

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Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups self rising flour
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 5 - eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
  • 1 can flake coconut
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
  • 8 ounces cream cheese ( this for icing )
  • 1/2 stick butter, room temperature ( this for icing )
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring ( this for icing )
  • 1 box confectioners' sugar ( this for icing )
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts ( this for icing )

How To Make italian cream cake

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven 350 degrees Separate eggs. Yolks in one bowl and whites in another bowl ( will use both in cake ) Cream butter and oil. Beat well. Add sugar & beat well. Add one egg yoke at a time beating after each. Gradually add flour to cream mixture. Alternate with buttermilk as you add the flour. Beat well. Add vanilla and beat well. Add coconut and nuts. Mix well. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into cake mixture. Pour into 3 - 9 inch cake pans that have been greased and floured. Bake for about 25 mins or until done Cool cake completely before icing
  • Step 2
    Icing Cream the butter and cream cheese together. Beating well. Slowly add the confections sugar. Beating well. Add vanilla and beat well. Spread between layers, top and sides. Sprinkle top of cake with 1/2 cups chopped pecans or walunts.
  • Step 3
    Very rich but delicious !! A little slice will do ya !!

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