Chocolate Italian Cream Cake
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If you like Italian Cream cake, then you will LOVE the chocolate version!!!
Ingredients
- 1/2 c softened butter
- 1/2 c shortening
- 2 c sugar
- 5 eggs, separated
- 2 c flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 c cocoa
- 1 c buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 c coconut (sweetened)
- 1 c chopped nuts
- For the Icing:
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 lb powdered sugar
- 1/4 c cocoa
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 c flaked coconut
- 1 c chopped nuts
Method
Cream butter and shortening, add sugar and mix until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time. Sift flour, baking soda, and cocoa. Add to sugar mixture. Beat at low speed. Add buttermilk and vanilla; while beating stir in coconut and nuts. Beat egg whites until stiff peak forms and fold into batter. Bake in 3 greased and floured pans at 325 for 35 minutes. Fill and frost cake with icing.
Icing: Cream together cream cheese and butter, add powedered sugar and cocoa, then vanilla. Fold in coconut and nuts. Yum!
Recipe is courtesy of: Neiman Marcus Cookbook
