Coconut Italian Cream Cake Recipe

Name: Coconut Italian Cream Cake Recipe
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 5 large eggs, separated; 1 cup butter, softened; 1-2/3 cups sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup buttermilk; 1-1/3 cups flaked coconut; 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted; FROSTING:; 12 ounces cream cheese, softened; 6 tablespoons butter, softened; 2-1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract; 5-2/3 cups confectioners' sugar; 3 to 4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream; 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted; 1/4 cup toasted flaked coconut, optional

Coconut Italian Cream Cake Recipe was pinched from <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/coconut-italian-cream-cake" target="_blank">www.tasteofhome.com.</a>

"Iâ??d never tasted an Italian Cream Cake before moving to Colorado. Now I bake for people in the area, and this beauty is one of the most requested. —Ann Bush, Colorado City, Colorado..."

INGREDIENTS

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5 large eggs, separated

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1 cup butter, softened

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1-2/3 cups sugar

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1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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2 cups all-purpose flour

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3/4 teaspoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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1 cup buttermilk

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1-1/3 cups flaked coconut

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1 cup chopped pecans, toasted

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FROSTING:

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12 ounces cream cheese, softened

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6 tablespoons butter, softened

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2-1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract

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5-2/3 cups confectioners' sugar

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3 to 4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

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1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

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1/4 cup toasted flaked coconut, optional

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