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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. CAKE: | 2. Set oven at 350°F. | 3. Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; gradually add sugar, beating well. | 4. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating until blended after each addition. | 5. Add vanilla, beat until blended. | 6. Combine flour and soda; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. | 7. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. | 8. Stir in coconut. | 9. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, fold into batter. | 10. Pour batter into three greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. | 11. Bake for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. | 12. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans and cool on wire racks. | 13. FROSTING: | 14. Place pecans in a shallow pan; bake at 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes or until roasted, stirring occasionally. Cool. | 15. Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. | 16. Add sugar, beating at low speed until blended. | 17. Beat at high speed until smooth; stir in pecans. | 18. Yield: about 4 cups. | 19. ASSMBLE: | 20. Spread Nutty Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Garnish with pecans if desired. | 21. Yield: one (3-layer) cake. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
butter	1/2	cup	softened	684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
shortening	1/2	cup		906.1	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
vanilla extract	1	tablespoon		37.44	1.6445	0.0078	0.0078
purpose flour	2	cups		-	-	-	-
baking soda	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
buttermilk	1	cup		-	-	-	-
coconut	1	cup	flaked	283.2	12.184000000000001	2.6639999999999997	26.791999999999998
pecan	1	cup	chopped	286.3467	53.663999999999994	5.8933	6.032
cream cheese	1	package	softened	-	-	-	-
butter	1/2	cup	softened	684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
vanilla extract	1	tablespoon		37.44	1.6445	0.0078	0.0078
sugar	1	package	sifted powdered	-	-	-	-
pecan			chopped	286.3467	53.663999999999994	5.8933	6.032

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