Aunt Marys Italian Cream Cake Recipes

INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS ITALIAN CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 9 inch round cake pans. In a small bowl, dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter, shortening and white sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs, buttermilk mixture, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 cup coconut, baking powder and flour. Stir until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
• To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla and confectioners' sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Mix in a small amount of cream to attain the desired consistency. Stir in chopped nuts and remaining flaked coconut. Spread between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.

AUNT TOM'S ITALIAN CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Make cake layers:
• Preheat oven to 375°F. and lightly butter and flour three 9- by 2-inch round cake pans, knocking out any excess flour.
• In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together sugar, shortening, and margarine until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Into another bowl sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Beat flour mixture into egg mixture in 2 batches alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, until combined. Beat in vanilla, coconut, and chopped pecans. Beat egg whites in another bowl until they just hold stiff peaks and fold into batter gently but thoroughly.
• Divide batter among pans, smoothing tops, and bake in upper two thirds of oven, switching position of pans in oven halfway through baking, until a tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cake layers in pans on racks 10 minutes and invert onto racks to cool completely.
• Make frosting:
• In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together cream cheese, margarine, and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, beating until creamy.
• Stack cake layers on a cake plate, spreading about 1/2 cup frosting between each layer. Spread remaining frosting on top and side of cake.

ROSE MARY'S ITALIAN CREAM CAKE & FROSTING

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.

AUNT LILLIAN'S ITALIAN CREAM 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.

ITALIAN CREAM CAKE I

Steps:

• Cream together 1 cup butter or margarine, egg yolks, and 2 cups white sugar. Alternately mix in flour and buttermilk. Add baking soda. Mix in 1 cup walnuts and coconut.
• Beat egg whites, and fold into batter. Pour batter into three greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven.
• Combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract. Spread onto cooled cake. Top iced cake with chopped walnuts.

AUNT PEGGY'S ITALIAN CREAM CAKE

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.

ITALIAN CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and shortening. Gradually add sugar; beat 2 minutes longer. Add egg yolks and vanilla; beat for 1 minute. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. , In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Fold in coconut and pecans. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, in a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over cake. Sprinkle with pecans. Store in the refrigerator.