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Looking for the ultimate homemade Italian Cream Cake recipe? 🎂✨ This rich, soft, and incredibly moist cake is packed with sweet shredded coconut, crunchy pecans, and finished with a luscious cream cheese frosting. Perfect for birthdays, holidays, family gatherings, or whenever you’re craving a bakery-style dessert at home!

🍰 Italian Cream Cake Recipe

📝 Ingredients

For the Cake

½ cup butter, softened
½ cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
5 egg yolks
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
5 egg whites (stiffly beaten)

For the Cream Cheese Frosting

1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
¼ cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (16 oz) package confectioners’ sugar
1 cup chopped pecans

👩‍🍳 Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease three round cake pans.
2. Cream butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in egg yolks one at a time.
4. Mix flour and baking soda together.
5. Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk into the batter.
6. Stir in vanilla extract and shredded coconut.
7. Gently fold in the beaten egg whites.
8. Divide batter evenly into prepared pans.
9. Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
10. Cool completely before frosting.
11. Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth.
12. Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until creamy.
13. Frost each cake layer and decorate with chopped pecans.

Serve chilled or at room temperature and enjoy this classic homemade Italian Cream Cake!

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced baker, this easy cake recipe is guaranteed to impress everyone with its fluffy texture and delicious cream cheese frosting. Happy Baking! 🍰💖

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  1. 🍰 Italian Cream Cake Recipe

    📝 Ingredients

    For the Cake

    ½ cup butter, softened

    ½ cup shortening

    2 cups white sugar

    5 egg yolks

    2 cups all-purpose flour

    1 teaspoon baking soda

    1 cup buttermilk

    1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    1 cup sweetened flaked coconut

    5 egg whites (stiffly beaten)

    For the Cream Cheese Frosting

    1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened

    ¼ cup butter, softened

    1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    1 (16 oz) package confectioners' sugar

    1 cup chopped pecans

    👩‍🍳 Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease three round cake pans.

    2. Cream butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy.

    3. Beat in egg yolks one at a time.

    4. Mix flour and baking soda together.

    5. Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk into the batter.

    6. Stir in vanilla extract and shredded coconut.

    7. Gently fold in the beaten egg whites.

    8. Divide batter evenly into prepared pans.

    9. Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

    10. Cool completely before frosting.

    11. Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth.

    12. Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until creamy.

    13. Frost each cake layer and decorate with chopped pecans.

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