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Italian Cream Cake Recipe | |
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Ingredients:
Makes 1 - 9 inch round layer cake (12 servings). 1 cup butter 5 egg yolks 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups all-purpose flour 5 egg whites 2 cups white sugar 1 1/2 cups buttermilk 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup flaked coconut 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese 1/2 cup butter 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
Directions: 1 Cream together 1 cup butter or margarine, egg yolks, and 2 cups white sugar. Alternately mix in flour and buttermilk. Add baking soda. Mix in 1 cup walnuts and coconut. 2 Beat egg whites, and fold into batter. Pour batter into three greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans. 3 Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven. ((*Decrease temperature by 25 degrees for dark pans). 4 Combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract. Spread onto cooled cake. Top iced cake with chopped walnuts. | |