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Italian Cream Cake

With its layers dolled up in walnuts, coconut and cream cheese frosting, Italian Cream Cake is an impressive and delicious addition to your next party.
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Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 2 cup sugar
  • 5 Nature's Yoke egg yolks
  • 2 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 5 Nature's Yoke egg whites
  • 1 small can Angel Flake Coconut

Instructions
 

  • Cream butter and shortening. Add sugar and beat until smooth.
  • Add egg yolks and beat well.
  • Combine flour and soda and add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
  • Stir in vanilla. Add walnuts.
  • Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.
  • Bake in three 9-inch layer pans at 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes.
  • Frost cake layers with cream cheese frosting (listed under Carrot Cake).
  • Carefully place cooled, frosted layers on top of each other and sprinkle with coconut.