Italian Cream Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
1 stick butter
1/2 c.
shortening
2 c.
sugar
5 egg
yolks
2 c.
sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp.
baking soda
1 c.
buttermilk
1 tsp.
vanilla
1 sm.
can coconut
1 c.
nuts, chopped
5 egg
whites, beaten
Cream butter, shortening and sugar. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well
after each addition. Sift together
flour and baking soda. Add to creamed
mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Stir in vanilla, coconut and nuts.
Fold in beaten egg whites. Pour
batter into 3 well-greased and floured layer pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool and frost.CREAM FROSTING:
8 oz.
cream cheese
1/2
stick butter, softened
1 box
powdered sugar, sifted
1 tsp.
vanilla
Nuts,
chopped

Directions:
Cream together cream cheese and butter. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth and fluffy. Spread on cooled layers. Sprinkle top with chopped nuts.

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