Aunt Marys Italian Cream Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and grease and flour 3 (9-inch) cake pans.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the shortening, butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together onto a sheet of waxed or parchment paper. With the mixer on low speed, add the sifted ingredients in batches alternately with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff, and gently fold into the prepared batter. Add the coconut, pecans and vanilla and fold into the batter. Divide the batter among the 3 prepared cake pans and bake for about 25 minutes, or until golden brown and a tester comes out clean when inserted into the middle of each cake. Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for about 10 minutes before turning them out onto a wire rack to finish cooling. When the cakes are completely cool, stack the layers with the frosting and frost the sides and top.
• While the cake is baking, prepare the frosting. In a large bowl combine the cream cheese, butter and vanilla and, using an electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy. Add the sifted powdered sugar and mix until thoroughly combined. Add the nuts and fold together. Keep refrigerated until you are ready to frost the cake.

Steps:

• 1. Mix baking soda and buttermilk. Let stand.
• 2. Cream together sugar, butter and canola oil. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating after each addition. Gradually add flour and buttermilk, alternating between each addition.
• 3. Separately beat the five egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.
• 4. Add nuts and coconut, stirring gently.
• 5. Bake in three greased and floured 9" pans at 325 degrees for 25 minutes, or until done. Let cool.
• 6. ICING Beat cream cheese and butter until light. Add remaining ingredients and continue to whip until mixed.

Steps:

• Cream the shortening, butter, and sugar. Add 5 egg yolks one at a time, beating well. Add the cake flour, baking soda, buttermilk, and flaked coconut.
• Beat the 5 egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into the batter mixture. Bake in 3 layers at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
• Icing Cream together 8oz cream cheese, 1 box of powdered sugar, 1 stick of butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Ice the cooled cake layers. Sprinkle the top of the cake with 1/2 cup of slivered almonds or chopped walnuts.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease & flour 3- 8inch cake pans, or use non stick cooking spray. Then set aside till needed. Beat egg whites till stiff peaks form, and set aside till needed.
• Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time, and beat well after each addition.. Mix flour with baking soda in a small bowl. Mix coconut and chopped nuts together in a medium bowl, and stir till evenly mixed together.
• Alternately add flour with buttermilk to the creamed mixture. Then add vanilla extract.Add the mixed coconut nut mixture and stir till well blended. Remove beater and fold in stiffly beaten egg whites, and fold into cake batter using a spatula or spoon, being careful to incorporate egg whites into batter by folding from top to bottom and turning bowl as you go, until cake batter is light and all of the egg whites have been incorporated into cake batter.
• Divide cake batter evenly among the 3 - 8 inch cake pans. Smooth cake batter over the top, and bake in preheated 350 degree F. oven for 25 to 35 minutes till center springs back when lightly touched with finger.
• Let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Then invert onto cooling racks to cool completely.
• While cake is cooling prepare frosting. Beat cream cheese & butter until smooth. Add confectioners sugar, gradually, and mix well. Add vanilla & beat until smooth. Stir in pecans and spread on cooled cake. Or you can add nuts to outside of cake & leave frosting plain.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8 inch round cake pans.
• Beat egg whites until they form stiff peaks.
• In a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup margarine and shortening till light. Add white sugar, and beat till fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Stir together flour and baking soda, and add alternately with buttermilk into the creamed mixture; mix well after each addition. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla, coconut, and 1 cup pecans. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Spoon into prepared pans.
• Bake for 25 to 40 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
• Combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup margarine, confectioners' sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in mixer bowl. Beat till smooth. Add coconut if desired. Frost the cooled cake. The remaining 1/2 cup pecans can be stirred into frosting or sprinkled onto the cake after it is frosted.