Italian Cream Cake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 2/3 cup Sugar
- 6 Eggs separated
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 3/4 tsp soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups flour
- 3/4 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups Coconut
- 1 cup Chopped Pecans
- 1/2 cup maraschino cherries chopped
- 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 4 cup Powdered Sugar
- 3/4 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup Pecans Chopped for on top
Instructions
- Cream shortening, butter, sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each.
- Add buttermilk along with dry ingredients ending with flour.
- Stir in remaining ingredients.
- Beat egg whites with cream of tartar til stiff. Fold in.
- Bake in 3 9” pans or 4 8” pans at 350° for 30-40 minutes until done.