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italian wedding cake

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Recipe by
shecooks curiouscooks
@rosecuriouscooks
The Villages, FL

This recipe was personally prepared by Marian DeSnyder for the September 2015 meting with the Curious Cuisiners. Food Network Sandra Lee Recipe.

yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For italian wedding cake

  • 1 box
    (18.25 oz) white cake mix
  • 1 stick
    butter, softened
  • 1-1/4 c
    buttermilk
  • 3
    egg whites
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp
    almond extract
  • 1 can
    (8 oz) crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1/2 c
    sweetened flaked coconut
  • 2 c
    chopped pecans, divided
  • 2 can
    (16 oz) cream cheese frosting

How To Make italian wedding cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat 2 (8 inch) cake pans with cooking spray. Set aside.
  • 2
    In a large bowl, combine cake mix, butter, buttermilk, egg whites and extracts. Beat with an electric mixer for 30 seconds, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
  • 3
    Fold in crushed pineapple, coconut and one cup pecans. Divide batter into the two cake pans. Bake in preheated oven 31 to 36 minutes or until tester inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely
  • 4
    Frost with Cream Cheese frosting and spread chopped pecans over the top.
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