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Italian Cream Cake is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Italian Cream Cake is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook italian cream cake using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Italian Cream Cake:
- Prepare 1/2 cup butter flavored shortening
- Prepare 1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter
- Make ready 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
- Prepare 5 eggs, separated and at room temperature
- Take 2 cups (240 g) all purpose flour
- Get 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Prepare 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
- Take 2 cups sweetened, shredded coconut
- Make ready 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- Make ready 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Get 16 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
- Make ready 1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter
- Prepare 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Take 32 oz powdered sugar
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans (for frosting)
Mix in the egg yolks, vanilla, and coconut. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and baking powder. This glorious Italian Cream Cake is a spectacular cake, any which way you slice it. The rich thick pecan and coconut filled batter is only trumped by the decadent cream cheese frosting.
Steps to make Italian Cream Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease, flour and line the bottom of 3 (9-inch) pans with parchment paper.
- In a bowl of an electric mixer cream the shortening, butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Sift flour, baking soda and salt together onto a sheet of waxed or parchment paper. With the mixer on low speed, add the sifted ingredients in batches alternately with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
- In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff, and gently fold into the prepared batter. Add the coconut, pecans and vanilla and fold into the batter.
- Divide the batter among 3 prepared cake pans and bake for about 25 - 30 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle of each cake.
- While the cake is baking, prepare the frosting. In a large bowl combine the cream cheese, butter and vanilla and beat until smooth and creamy. Add the sugar and mix until throughly combined. Add the nuts and fold together. Keep refrigerated until you are ready to frost the cake, then bring back to room temperature.
- Allow cakes to cool in the pans for about 10 minutes before turning them out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
- When the cakes are completely cool, stack the layers with the frosting and frost sides and top. Decorate with whole pecans around top edge of cake.
- For a smaller version of the cake, use two (8-inch) pans and the following ingredient amounts: 1/3 cup butter flavored shortening, 1/3 cup salted butter, 240g granulated sugar, 3 eggs, 144g all purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 2/3 cup buttermilk, 1 1/4 cup shredded coconut, 2/3 cup chopped pecans, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 8oz cream cheese, 1/4 cup salted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 16 oz powdered sugar, 3/4 cup chopped pecans. Baking time may vary.
Ideal for showcasing as the feature dessert for birthdays, holidays or any special gathering, it's such an amazing cake it's guaranteed to turn any occasion into something special. Italian Cream Cake This cake is in my top ten favorite desserts of all time. It's pillowy soft, moist, and just all around perfect. Top it with a pecan studded cream cheese icing and you'll bring back an empty pan every time. Italian cream cake is slightly more dense than the average cake (much like a carrot cake), and contains a heavenly combination of finely chopped pecans, coconut, and cream cheese frosting.
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