How to Make Incredibly Delicious Italian Cream Cake - A Step-by-Step Guide

Italy is known for its incredible cuisine, and one of the most beloved desserts of Italian origin is the Italian Cream Cake. This delectable treat is a rich and moist layered cake, filled with a luscious cream cheese frosting and studded with pecans and coconut. The combination of flavors and textures in this cake truly make it a showstopper, earning it a place as a classic in the pantheon of Italian desserts.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons light cream
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup flaked coconut

Information

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Additional Time: 25 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 1 3-layer, 9-inch cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 9-inch round cake pans.
  • Make the cake: Combine buttermilk and baking soda together in a small bowl; set aside.
  • Beat butter, shortening, and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs, buttermilk mixture, vanilla, coconut, baking powder, and flour; stir until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely, 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Make the frosting (while cakes are cooling): Beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in cream, a little at a time, to attain the desired consistency. Stir in walnuts and coconut. Spread frosting between the cake layers and on the top and sides of cooled cake.
  • Nutrition

    767 cal.

    • Total Fat: 40g
    • Saturated Fat: 20g
    • Cholesterol: 140mg
    • Sodium: 397mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 98g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 79g
    • Protein: 8g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 87mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 177mg