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Chocolate Italian Cream Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
5 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325º. Grease and flour three 8" round cake pans. Separate the eggs. Cream 1/2 cup of the butter, shortening and sugar together. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in 1 tsp. of the vanilla. Sift soda, flour and 1/4 cup cocoa together. Add alternately with buttermilk to the creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Stir in the coconut and 1 cup of the chopped pecans. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into the batter. Pour batter into the prepared cake pans. Bake at 325º for 25 - 30 minutes. Let cakes cool completely before frosting between layers and on sides.

To make frosting: Cream the cream cheese and butter together. Sift confectioner's sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa, beating in a little at a time until well-creamed. Add 1 tsp. vanilla and 1 cup pecans.

 

 

 

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