Dream Chocolate Italian Cream Cake |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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Chocolate Italian Cream Cake A chocolaty take on the classic Italian cream cake. I made it for a Just Girls dinner and the girls raved over it. I found the recipe online, but not sure where. Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter |
1/2 cup shortening |
2 cups white sugar |
5 eggs |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
1 cup buttermilk |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 cup shredded coconut |
1 cup chopped pecans |
1 cup cream cheese |
1/2 cup butter |
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar |
1 cup chopped pecans |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
Directions:
1. DIRECTIONS
2. • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans. Separate the eggs.
3. • Cream 1/2 cup of the butter, shortening and sugar together. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in 1 teaspoon of the vanilla.
4. • Sift soda, flour and 1/4 cup cocoa together. Add alternately with buttermilk to the creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Stir in the coconut and 1 cup of the chopped pecans.
5. • Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into the batter. Pour batter into the prepared cake pans.
6. • Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes. Let cakes cool completely before frosting between layers and on sides.
7. • To Make Frosting: Cream the cream cheese and butter together. Sift confectioner's sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa, beating in a little at a time until well-creamed. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup pecans.
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