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• Recipe Overview
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees Fahrenheit. | 2. Grease and lightly flour three (9") round cake pans. Set aside. | 3. In a bowl, sift flour and soda together and set aside. | 4. Beat butter and shortening with sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer for approximately 5 minutes, or until fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. With the mixer on medium speed, add flour and buttermilk alternately, beginning and ending with buttermilk. Add vanilla, coconut, and pecans, and stir well to incorporate. | 5. In a separate bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites to stiff peaks. Gently fold beaten egg whites into batter, just until blended. Pour batter into prepared pans. | 6. Bake for 25 minutes. Test for doneness by touching the top of cake with your finger. Cake is done if it bounces back up. Cool layers on wire racks sprayed with cooking spray to prevent sticking. | 7. When cake has cooled completely. spread frosting between layers and on sides and top of cake. Garnish with pecans or coconut, if desired. | 8. ITALIAN CREAM FROSTING: | 9. Beat cream cheese and butter at high speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Reduce speed to medium and add sugar, vanilla and coconut extracts. Beat well until frosting is smooth. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
purpose flour	2	cups		-	-	-	-
baking soda	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
butter	1/2	cup	unsalted	342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
vegetable shortening	1/2	cup		922.5	0.0	0.0	102.5
sugar	2	cups		1611.96	403.19199999999995	0.0	0.0
egg	5		separated	357.5	1.8	31.4	23.775
buttermilk	1	cup		-	-	-	-
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
coconut	1	cup	sweetened flaked	283.2	12.184000000000001	2.6639999999999997	26.791999999999998
pecan	1/2	cup	chopped	143.1733	26.831999999999997	2.9467	3.016
pecan	1/2	cup	chopped toasted	143.1733	26.831999999999997	2.9467	3.016
cream cheese	1	package		-	-	-	-
butter	4	tablespoons		342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
confectioner ' sugar	1	box		-	-	-	-
vanilla extract	2	teaspoons		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
coconut extract	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-

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