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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and grease and flour 3 (9-inch) cake pans. | 2. In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the shortening, butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together onto a sheet of waxed or parchment paper. With the mixer on low speed, add the sifted ingredients in batches alternately with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. | 3. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff, and gently fold into the prepared batter. Add the coconut, pecans and vanilla and fold into the batter. Divide the batter among the 3 prepared cake pans and bake for about 25 minutes, or until golden brown and a tester comes out clean when inserted into the middle of each cake. Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for about 10 minutes before turning them out onto a wire rack to finish cooling. When the cakes are completely cool, stack the layers with the frosting and frost the sides and top. | 4. While the cake is baking, prepare the frosting. In a large bowl combine the cream cheese, butter and vanilla and, using an electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy. Add the sifted powdered sugar and mix until thoroughly combined. Add the nuts and fold together. Keep refrigerated until you are ready to frost the cake. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
shortening	1/2	cup		906.1	0.0	0.0	102.5
butter	1/2	cup		684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
sugar	2	cups		1611.96	403.19199999999995	0.0	0.0
egg	5		separated	357.5	1.8	31.4	23.775
flour	2	cups		1156.56	253.2108	18.802	4.4872
baking soda	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
buttermilk	1	cup		-	-	-	-
coconut	2	cups	shredded	566.4	24.368000000000002	5.327999999999999	53.583999999999996
pecan	1	cup	chopped	286.3467	53.663999999999994	5.8933	6.032
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
cream cheese	1	package		-	-	-	-
butter	1/4	cup		684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
vanilla	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
sugar	1	box	powdered sifted	-	-	-	-
pecan	3/4	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.