Irresistibly Delicious Italian Cream Cake
Filled with coconut and pecans this Irresistibly Delicious Italian Cream Cake is perfect for any occasion! Rich and moist with the BEST cream cheese frosting you will ever taste!
Equipment
- Hand Mixer/Stand Mixer with Paddle Attachment
- Mixing bowls
- 9x13 in pan
Ingredients
- 5 egg whites
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2-1 cup pecan chips or chopped (more for top)
- 3/4 cup coconut (more for top)
Italian Cream Cake Frosting
- 8 oz whipped cream cheese
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 1 box powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup pecan chips or to liking
- 1/2 cup coconut or to liking (optional toasted coconut)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Using a hand mixer, in a medium sized mixing bowl beat the egg whites until frothy.
- Put baking soda into buttermilk and set aside.
- In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream butter, vegetable shortening, sugar and vanilla.
- Add egg yolks, one at a time and beat.
- Add 1/2 the flour and 1/2 the buttermilk and beat. Repeat.
- Stir in pecans and coconut.
- Gently fold in frothy egg whites.
- Pour into a greased and floured pan (I use baking spray with flour).
- Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes, reduce oven to 300 and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool completely.
- Frost, cut and serve.
- This cake must be refrigerated.
Frosting
- Using a hand mixer, in a large mixing bowl beat softened butter, whipped cream cheese and vanilla.
- Add half a box of powdered sugar and beat-repeat.
- Beat until creamy and smooth.
- Frost cake and top with more pecan chips and coconut.
- Optional: for added crunch and texture toast the coconut. Spread desired coconut on a pan in a single layer. Bake at 400 degrees until coconut becomes light brown. Stir evey minute to avoid burning. The coconut will toast in a few minutes.
