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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350. | 2. Coat bottoms only of 2 9" round cake pans with cooking spray. | 3. Line bottoms of pans with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray and dust with 2 tbs cake flour. Set aside. | 4. Place 1/3 cup butter in a large bowl and beat with mixer until creamy. | 5. Gradually add sugar, beating well. | 6. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each. | 7. Lightly spoon w cups flour into dry measuring cups and level with knife. | 8. Combine 2 cups flour, baking soda and salt, stir well. | 9. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour. | 10. Stir in pecans, coconut extract and 1 tsp vanilla. | 11. Beat egg whites with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form, being careful not to overbeat. | 12. Fold egg whites into batter, pour batter into prepared pans. | 13. Bake for 23 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. | 14. Cook in pans for 5 minutes on wire racks. Loosen cake layers from sides of pans and remove from pans. | 15. Remove and discard wax paper. Cool completely. | 16. To prepare frosting: | 17. place 1 T butter and cream cheese in a large bowl. | 18. Beat with a mixer at high speed until fluffy. | 19. Gradually add powdered sugar , beating at low speed until smooth. Do not overbeat. | 20. Add 1 tsp vanilla, beat well. | 21. Place 1 cake layer on plate. Spread with 1/3 of frosting. | 22. Top with other cake layer and spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
cake flour	2	teaspoons		991.88	213.8022	22.468000000000004	2.3564
butter	1/3	cup	softened	85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2
sugar	1 -4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
egg yolk	2			109.48	1.2206	5.3924	9.0236
cake flour	2	cups		991.88	213.8022	22.468000000000004	2.3564
baking soda	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
buttermilk	1	cup	low fat	-	-	-	-
pecan	1/4	cup	chopped toasted	71.5867	13.415999999999999	1.4733	1.508
coconut extract	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
egg	6			429.0	2.16	37.68	28.53
butter	1	tablespoon		85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2
cream cheese	1/2	cup	low-fat	354.0	4.2	8.52	34.32
sugar	3 1/2	cups	powdered	1633.8	419.034	0.0	0.0
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.