Italian Cream Cake
Ingredients
- ½ cup Crisco
- 1 stick margarine
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups flake coconut
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 5 eggs separated
- ½ cup maraschino cherries chopped
- 1 cup buttermilk
Frosting
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 stick margarine
- 1 cup pecans
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 16 oz powdered sugar
Instructions
- Cream shortening and margarine. Add sugar and cream well.
- Add egg yolks, one at a time, as you beat the creamed mixture.
- Add buttermilk slowly along with dry ingredients.
- Stir in vanilla, coconut, pecans, and cherries. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
- Bake in 3 layers at 350° for 40 minutes.
Frosting
- Mix well and spread on cooled cake.
Nutrition
Calories: 881kcalCarbohydrates: 94gProtein: 8gFat: 54gSaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 591mgPotassium: 256mgFiber: 4gSugar: 73gVitamin A: 1070IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 2.3mg
