Over the Top Italian Cream Birthday Cake & Frstng
By
Rose Mary Mogan
@cookinginillinois
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This is the results and he loved it. He was very impressed.
It is over the top because I used 2 types of nuts, 2 types of sugars, increased the original recipe to one & a half, then added Amaretto Liquer for flavor, & used 9"X9" inch pans, instead of 8" doubled the amount of frosting, & used a total of almost 4 cups of nuts.
Added applesauce to create moisture, & added nuts to the frosting, for extra crunch.
★★★★★ 4 votes5
Ingredients
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3 stickbutter softened, room temperature
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2 cwhite granulated sugar
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1 craw (turbinado) sugar
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8 largeeggs separated, room temperature
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3 call purpose flour
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1 1/2 tspbaking powder
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1 1/2 cbuttermilk
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1/4 camaretto liqueur
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3 cshredded coconut
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1 1/2 cchopped nuts, (i used half walnuts & half pecans)
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1 capple sauce
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NUTTY CREAM CHEESE AMARETTO FROSTING
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1 lbcream cheese, softened room temperature
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2 stickbutter, room temperature (1/2 pound)
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2 lbpowdered sugar
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1 Tbspamaretto liqueur
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2 tspalmond extract
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2 cchopped nuts (i used half walnuts & half pecans)
How to Make Over the Top Italian Cream Birthday Cake & Frstng
- Add about 1/3 of flour to creamed sugar mixture, and beat to mix, then add about 1/3 of buttermilk, then add apple sauce, then another 1/3 of flour and milk till all has been added.
- Now pour in the coconut & nut mixture, along with the amaretto, and mix till well blended. Then fold in beaten egg whites, and fold till all has been incorporated into batter.
- Prepare frosting by adding the softened butter and cream cheese to a large mixing bowl, and beat till creamy, then add about half of the powdered sugar and beat till creamy, now add the almond extract and amaretto, and remaining powdered sugar, and beat till blended. Then with a spatula fold in the chopped nuts, and stir to blend into frosting, then frost cake as desired, and garnish as desired.