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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

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• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 25 minutes, Preparation Time - 25 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch baking pans. | 2. Beat 1/2 cup margarine and shortening in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in sugar. Beat in egg yolks until smooth. | 3. Combine flour and baking soda in a bowl. Add to the margarine mixture in batches, alternating with buttermilk, until batter is smooth. Mix in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; add pecans and coconut. | 4. Beat egg whites with clean beaters in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold into the batter. Pour into prepared pans. | 5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes; invert onto a cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. | 6. Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup margarine in a bowl until smooth; stir in confectioners' sugar. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until frosting is combined. | 7. Spread frosting onto the cooled cake layers. Stack cakes; frost top and sides. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
margarine	1/2	cup		811.0319999999999	1.0152	1.0152	90.804
shortening	1/2	cup		906.1	0.0	0.0	102.5
white sugar	2	cups		1548.0	399.92	0.0	0.0
egg	5		separated	357.5	1.8	31.4	23.775
purpose flour	2	cups		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
baking soda	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
buttermilk	1	cup		-	-	-	-
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
pecan	1	cup	chopped	286.3467	53.663999999999994	5.8933	6.032
coconut	1	can	flaked	424.5877	18.2669	3.9939999999999998	40.1679
frosting				-	-	-	-
cream cheese	1	package	softened	-	-	-	-
margarine	1/4	cup	softened	811.0319999999999	1.0152	1.0152	90.804
confectioner sugar	1	pound		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025

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