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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 15 |
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The ultimate birthday party cake. Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter |
1/2 cup shortening |
2 cups sugar |
5 eggs, seperated |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 cup buttermilk |
2 cups cake flour |
1 cup shredded coconut |
1 cup chopped pecans |
16 ounces cream cheese |
1/2 butter, softened |
2 lbs confectioners' sugar |
5 1/2 teaspoons vanilla |
1 cup chopped pecans |
Directions:
1. Cream butter and shortening.
2. Add sugar gradually, beating well.
3. Add egg yolks; mix thoroughly.
4. Add baking soda and vanilla to buttermilk.
5. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
6. Alternate adding flour and buttermilk to sugar mixture.
7. Beat slowly.
8. Ad coconut and pecans.
9. Mix well.
10. Fold in beaten egg whites.
11. Pour batter into 3 greased 8 inch round cake pans.
12. Bake at 350 for 4o minutes, or until done.
13. To prepare frosting, cream together cream cheese and butter.
14. Gradually add sugar.
15. Beat well.
16. Add vanilla.
17. Continue beating until frosting is creamy.
18. Stir in pecans.
19. Frost between layers of cake, then the tops and sides.
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