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Friday, August 26, 2016

Italian Creme Layer Cake

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 egg whites
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 (3.5 ounce) package flaked coconut
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup margarine, softened
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins

  • preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). grease three 9 inch, round cake pans. combine soda and buttermilk, and let stand a few minutes.
  • in a large bowl, cream sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup oil and shortening. add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. mix buttermilk mixture alternately with flour into creamed mixture. stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
  • in a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain. gently stir in 1 cup pecans and coconut.
  • pour batter into prepared pans. bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. allow to cool.
  • to make the cream cheese frosting: beat together cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and confectioners' sugar. stir in 1 cup chopped pecans. frost and fill cooled cake with cream cheese frosting.

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