italian wedding cake
(5 ratings)
This cake is moist and very dense and the longer it is refridgerated the better it becomes. Everytime I we have a potluck this is what I am requested to make. If you don't want to make the cream cheese frosting from scratch you can use canned, I prefer Betty Crocker, but taking the extra time to make your own is well worth it. The picture does not do this cake justice.
(5 ratings)
yield
10 -12
prep time
35 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For italian wedding cake
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1 boxwhite cake mix
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1 stickbutter, room temperature
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1 1/4 cbuttermilk
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3egg whites
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1 Tbspvanilla extract
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1/2 tspalmond extract
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8 ozcan of crushed pineapple, drained
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1/2 csweetened flake coconut
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2 cpecans, chopped, divided
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8 ozcream cheese, room temperature
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3/4 cbutter, room temperature
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2 tspvanilla extract
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4 cconfectioners' sugar
How To Make italian wedding cake
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1Preheat oven to 350
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2Lightly coat 3 8 inch cake pans with cooking spray: set aside
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3In a large bowl, combine cake mix, 1 stick of butter, buttermilk, egg whites and extracts. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping down sides of the bowl as needed.
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4Continue beating on medium speed for 2 minutes. Fold in crushed pineapple, coconut and 1 cup of pecans. Pour batter in the prepared cake pans. Bake in preheated oven for approx. 30 - 35 minutes or until tester inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool.
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5While cake is cooling, cream together remaining butter and cream cheese. Add vanilla and confectioners sugar until blended and smooth. If your frosting is too thick add a teaspoon of milk at a time until it reached the desired consistency.
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6Frost layers and outside of cake. Add remaining pecans as garnish on outside of cake. If desired pecans can be added to frosting instead.
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