Italian Cream Cake
Serves 1230 mins prep35 mins cook
This cake is so good and simple to make! I love the coconut in the cake and it’s super moist. This is a go to Easter cake recipe.
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What you need

cup flour

tsp almond extract

cup granulated sugar

cup sweetened shredded coconut

tsp vanilla extract

tsp baking powder

tsp baking soda

oz cream cheese

tbsp heavy cream

cup powdered sugar

tbsp unsalted butter

cup buttermilk

cup pecan nuts

egg yolk

cup pecan pieces
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325° F. Line and grease two 9x9 baking dishes. Could use a 9x13 dish. 2. Mix flour, baking soda and baking powder in a medium bowl. Set aside. 3. Seperate eggs putting yolks in one bowl and whites in another. Set aside. 4. In a stand in mixer bowl fitted with paddle beat butter and sugar together till soft and fluffy. 2-3 minutes. Add in only egg yolks and continue to beat together till combine. 5. Slowly add a little flour, alternating adding flour and milk till fully incorporated. 6. Fold in pecans and coconuts. 7. In a clean stand in mixer whisk together egg whites till white and fluffy peaks. About 3-5 minutes. Fold into cake batter till combine. 8. Bake for 30 minutes if using the 9x9 dishes. 9x13 may take up to 40 minutes to bake. Take out of oven and let cool. Put cakes on cooling racks after 5 minutes. 9. Make frosting till cakes are completely cool by beating together butter and cream cheese till smooth. Add in powder sugar, extracts and heavy cream and beat till smooth. 10. Frost first layer of cake and sprinkle half the pecan/coconut in that layer. Put the other cake layer on top frost and sprinkle pecans and coconut.View original recipe
