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Italian Coconut Cake Recipe

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Contributor:  
Contributor:  
Aunt Norma
Added: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
beat 3 egg whites first
cream together:
2 cups of sugar
5 egg yolks
1 stick oleo
1/2 cup crisco or 2 sticks oleo
add:
2 cups of flour
1 tsp soda
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups of coconut
1/2 cup pecans
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp vanilla flavoring
Directions:
Directions:
fold in the 5 beaten egg whites into mixture
Bake @ 350 in 3 ( 9inch) cake pans greased and floured lightly for 30-35 minutes

Frosting:
8 oz pkg of cream cheese, 1 stick oleo, cream together, add 1 box powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp butter flavoring.
Frost cake, sprinkle coconut on top, sides and between layer of cake

 

 

 

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