Incredibly Delicious Italian Cream Cake

• servings: 14 servings
• active time: 30 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 25 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ cup butter

½ cup shortening

2 cups white sugar

5 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup flaked coconut

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 cups all-purpose flour

8 ounces cream cheese

½ cup butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 cups confectioners' sugar

2 tablespoons light cream

½ cup chopped walnuts

1 cup flaked coconut

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 9-inch round cake pans.

To make the cake: Combine buttermilk and baking soda together in a small bowl; set aside.

Beat butter, shortening, and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs, buttermilk mixture, vanilla, coconut, baking powder, and flour; stir until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely, 20 to 25 minutes.

To make the frosting (while cakes are cooling): Beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in cream, a little at a time, to attain the desired consistency. Stir in walnuts and coconut. Spread frosting between the cake layers and on the top and sides of cooled cake.

Nutrition

• Calories: 659 kcal
• Total Fat: 35 g
• Saturated Fat: 19 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 124 mg
• Sodium: 376 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 83 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 66 g
• Protein: 7 g