Italian Cream Cake I

This is a wonderful, award winning cake. Feel free to substitute your favorite nuts for the walnuts.

• Calories: 759 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• ¼ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 3 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 ½ cups buttermilk
• 5 egg whites
• 5 egg yolks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cream together 1 cup butter or margarine, egg yolks, and 2 cups white sugar. Alternately mix in flour and buttermilk. Add baking soda. Mix in 1 cup walnuts and coconut.

Step 2

Beat egg whites, and fold into batter. Pour batter into three greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.

Step 3

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven.

Step 4

Combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract. Spread onto cooled cake. Top iced cake with chopped walnuts.