Aunt Nickies Italian Cream Cake
 
 
Cake  
1 stick    butter  
1/2 cup    shortening  
2 cup    sugar  
5   eggs yolks  
2 cup    plain flour  
1 tsp    soda (do not use soda if using self rising flour tortillas  
1 cup    buttermilk  
1 tsp    vanilla  
1 cup    chopped nuts - use remaninder on iced cake*  
1 cup    coconut  
5   egg whites, beaten  
Icing  
1   8-oz pkg. cream cheese  
1   stick butter  
1   box powdered sugar  
1 tsp    vanilla  
  *chopped pecans, enough to sprinkle over top  
 
Cake
1 Cream the butter and shortening. Add sugar and beat mixture until smooth. Add egg yolks and beat well. Combine flour, soda, and add to cream mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in vanilla and add coconut and nuts. Fold in egg whites. Pour into 3 9-inch layer cake pans that have been greased and floured (or use bakers joy) and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until done.
Icing
1 Beat cream cheese and butter until soft. Add powered sugar to mixture a little at a time. Add vanilla. If too thick, add a little milk. Cover cake layers. Plenty for top and sides.
 
Servings: 1
 
 Recipe Source

Source: Aunt Nickie

 
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