Whispering Winds
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Bryson City, North Carolina

Specialty Recipe

Italian Cream Cake with
Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

1/2 cup Crisco shortening

1 stick oleo

2 cups sugar

4 eggs, separated

2 cups flour

1 cup buttermilk

2 cups coconut (optional; I do not use)

1 cup pecans, optional

1 teaspoon soda

1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream Cheese Frosting:

One 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened

1 stick oleo

1 box powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Chopped nuts (I use 1 cup)

Cream shortening, oleo, and sugar until smooth. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well. Combine flour and soda and add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in vanilla. Add coconut and chopped nuts. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into 3 greased and floured 8-inch cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. (I do not put nuts in the cake - your option.)

Frosting: Beat cream cheese and oleo until smooth; add sugar and mix well. Add vanilla and nuts and heat until smooth. Spread between layers and on top and sides of cake.

Note: I use 3 cake pans or a rectangular cake pan. Grease and flour pan before pouring in cake mix.

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