italian wedding cake
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.
prep time
35 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 stick butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 3 - egg whites
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 8 ounces can of crushed pineapple, drained
- 1/2 cup sweetened flake coconut
- 2 cups pecans, chopped, divided
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
How To Make italian wedding cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350
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Step 2Lightly coat 3 8 inch cake pans with cooking spray: set aside
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Step 3In 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.
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Step 4Continue 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.
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Step 5While 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.
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Step 6Frost 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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