Italian Cream Cake Recipe with Buttercream Frosting
"Italian Cream Cake Recipe with Buttercream Frosting is full of coconut and pecans and smothered in buttercream frosting. This classic recipe is the creme de la creme of stacked layer cakes...."
INGREDIENTS
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½ cup butter, softened
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½ cup solid vegetable shortening
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2 cup sugar
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3 egg yolks
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2 cups all purpose flour
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1 teaspoon soda
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1 cup buttermilk
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1 teaspoon good vanilla extract
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1 and ½ cup frozen shredded coconut
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1 cup finely chopped pecans
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5 egg whites, stiffly beaten
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1 cup real butter, no substitutions, at room temperature
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3 and ½ cups confectioners confectioners sugar, sifted