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  European >> Italian >> Italian

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• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 30 minutes, Preparation Time - 30 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease three 9 inch, round cake pans. Combine soda and buttermilk, and let stand a few minutes. | 2. In a large bowl, cream sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup oil and shortening. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix buttermilk mixture alternately with flour into creamed mixture. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. | 3. In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain. Gently stir in 1 cup pecans and coconut. | 4. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool. | 5. To make the Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat together cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and confectioners' sugar. Stir in 1 cup chopped pecans. Frost and fill cooled cake with cream cheese frosting. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
buttermilk	1	cup		-	-	-	-
baking soda	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
white sugar	2	cups		1548.0	399.92	0.0	0.0
butter	1/2	cup		684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
vegetable oil	1/2	cup		939.58	0.0	0.0	109.0
shortening	1/2	cup		906.1	0.0	0.0	102.5
egg yolk	4			218.96	2.4412	10.7848	18.0472
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
egg white	4			68.64	0.9636	14.388	0.2244
purpose flour	2	cups		-	-	-	-
coconut	1	package	flaked	-	-	-	-
pecan	1	cup	chopped	286.3467	53.663999999999994	5.8933	6.032
cream cheese	1	package	softened	-	-	-	-
margarine	1/2	cup	softened	811.0319999999999	1.0152	1.0152	90.804
confectioner sugar	4	cups		-	-	-	-
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
pecan	1	cup	chopped	286.3467	53.663999999999994	5.8933	6.032

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.