Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, Italian Cream Cake. It is one of my favorites . For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look deliciou

Italian cream cake is NOT supposed to be this dense. This was like a dry, greasy brownie. The origin of Italian cream cake doesnt really seem to be known.

Its really more of a southern cake defined by the addition of coconut and pecans and. 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. Regardless, Italian Cream Cake (or sometimes also called Italian Cream Cheese Cake) is only a Italian Cream Cake Recipe.

The Ingredients need to make Italian Cream Cake:

1. Prepare 1/2 cup of butter flavored shortening
2. You need 1 stick (1/2 cup) of salted butter
3. It’s 2 cups (400 g) of granulated sugar
4. Prepare 5 of eggs, separated and at room temperature
5. Prepare 2 cups (240 g) of all purpose flour
6. Prepare 1 teaspoon of baking soda
7. You need 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt
8. You need 1 cup of buttermilk, at room temperature
9. You need 2 cups of sweetened, shredded coconut
10. You need 1 cup of finely chopped pecans
11. It’s 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
12. Prepare 16 oz of cream cheese, at room temperature
13. It’s 1 stick (1/2 cup) of salted butter
14. You need 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
15. Prepare 32 oz of powdered sugar
16. It’s 1 1/2 cup of finely chopped pecans (for frosting)

Italian cream cake is sure to be a show stopper for any special occasion. Coconut, pecans and a rich cake team with homemade cream cheese frosting. My grandma Barbs Italian Cream Cake recipe is the best! Moist, fluffy, and full of buttery-vanilla-coconut-pecan flavor!

Step to make Italian Cream Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease, flour and line the bottom of 3 (9-inch) pans with parchment paper.
2. 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.
3. 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 ingredient
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Allow cakes to cool in the pans for about 10 minutes before turning them out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
8. 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.
9. 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 pecan Baking time may vary.

Watch me make this Italian Cream Cake from start to finish!! Old-fashioned Italian cream cake made with coconut, pecans, and cream cheese frosting. This is a cant-miss authentic Italian cream cake recipe! This is a great holiday crowd pleaser. You can find it in Cookbook Volume One!

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