Italian Creme Cake

By jlw_63

Ingredients

• 1 stk butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 5 eggs, separated
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1-12 tsps vanilla
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• FROSTING
• 2 8 oz pkgs cream cheese
• 2 stks butter
• 2 1 lb pkgs confectioners sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla

Details

Servings 16

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat 350
Grease 3 8-inch cake pans. Beat butter, sugar and shortening in large bowl with electric mixer set at medium speed until fluffy - 2 min. Add egg yolks mix well

Combine buttermilk, vanilla and baking soda. Add to bowl alternately with flour, mixing after each addition; beat egg whites with electric mixer set at high speed until soft peaks form

Stir in egg whites gently; stir in coconut and pecans; spoon batter into pans; bake 30 min. cool in pans for 10 min; remove and cool completely

Combine cream cheese, butter, confectioners sugar and vanilla in large bowl; beat with electric mixer until smooth - 2 min. Frost and fill cake