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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 325 degrees F. | 2. For cake: Cream butter, shortening and sugar. | 3. Add egg yolk one at a time, beating after each addition (this is an important step!) Stir in baking soda and buttermilk. | 4. Add sifted flour into batter, alternating with the buttermilk mixture. | 5. Add vanilla, coconut and chopped pecans. | 6. Beat egg whites and fold into batter. | 7. Pour into a greased and floured 9X 13-inch cake pan for a sheet cake, or two 9-inch round cake pans for a round layered cake. | 8. Bake for 45 minutes, or until cake tests done. | 9. Remove from oven, cool completely before frosting. | 10. For frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter. | 11. Add vanilla, powdered sugar, and pecans. | 12. Continue to beat until you get a spreading consistency. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
butter	1/4		softened	21.375	0.9821	0.6679	1.8
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
buttermilk	1	cup		-	-	-	-
baking soda	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
purpose flour	2	cups		-	-	-	-
vanilla	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
coconut	1	cup	shredded	283.2	12.184000000000001	2.6639999999999997	26.791999999999998
pecan	1/2	cup	chopped	143.1733	26.831999999999997	2.9467	3.016
cream cheese	1	package	softened	-	-	-	-
butter	1/4		softened	21.375	0.9821	0.6679	1.8
vanilla	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
sugar	1	box	powdered	-	-	-	-
pecan	1/2	cup	chopped	143.1733	26.831999999999997	2.9467	3.016

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