Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Italian Cream Cake

Cake:
2 c sugar
1/2 c shortening
1/2 c oil
5 eggs, separated
1 tsp soda
1 c buttermilk
2 c flour
1 c coconut
1/2 tsp butter flavoring
1/2 tsp vanilla

Cream sugar, shortening and oil. 
Add egg yolks one at a time, beating after each addition.
Stir soda into buttermilk.
Add buttermilk with flour to batter. 
Fold in coconut.
Beat egg whites and fold into mixture.
Add flavorings.

Pour into 3 greased and floured 9" pans.
Bake in 35 for 25 minutes.
Cool layers before icing. 

Icing:
1 8oz pkg cream cheese
1/2 c margarine
1lb box confectioners sugar
1 1/2 pecans chopped
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp butter flavoring

Cream cheese and margarine.
Beat in sugar gradually.
Add pecans and flavoring
This makes a lot of icing. 

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