italian wedding cake

(5 ratings)
Recipe by
Donata Natalino
Phoenix, AZ

This cake is moist and very dense and the longer it is refridgerated the better it becomes. Everytime I we have a potluck this is what I am requested to make. If you don't want to make the cream cheese frosting from scratch you can use canned, I prefer Betty Crocker, but taking the extra time to make your own is well worth it. The picture does not do this cake justice.

(5 ratings)
yield 10 -12
prep time 35 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For italian wedding cake

  • 1 box
    white cake mix
  • 1 stick
    butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/4 c
    buttermilk
  • 3
    egg whites
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp
    almond extract
  • 8 oz
    can of crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1/2 c
    sweetened flake coconut
  • 2 c
    pecans, chopped, divided
  • 8 oz
    cream cheese, room temperature
  • 3/4 c
    butter, room temperature
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 4 c
    confectioners' sugar

How To Make italian wedding cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350
  • 2
    Lightly coat 3 8 inch cake pans with cooking spray: set aside
  • 3
    In a large bowl, combine cake mix, 1 stick of butter, buttermilk, egg whites and extracts. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping down sides of the bowl as needed.
  • 4
    Continue beating on medium speed for 2 minutes. Fold in crushed pineapple, coconut and 1 cup of pecans. Pour batter in the prepared cake pans. Bake in preheated oven for approx. 30 - 35 minutes or until tester inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool.
  • 5
    While cake is cooling, cream together remaining butter and cream cheese. Add vanilla and confectioners sugar until blended and smooth. If your frosting is too thick add a teaspoon of milk at a time until it reached the desired consistency.
  • 6
    Frost layers and outside of cake. Add remaining pecans as garnish on outside of cake. If desired pecans can be added to frosting instead.

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