ITALIAN CREAM COOKIE SHEET CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Italian Cream Cookie Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Icing image

Provided by Kris41

Categories Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 10-15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup Crisco
2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
5 eggs, separated
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup margarine (1/2 cup)
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup buttermilk
cream cheese frosting
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
chopped nuts (optional)

Steps:

Cream together Crisco, margarine, and sugar, add egg yolks.
Add baking soda to buttermilk and add, alternately with cake flour, into creamed mixture.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Fold in coconut, nuts and vanilla.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes in a greased and floured 15x10 inch jelly roll pan.
Let cake cool completely then add cream cheese icing.
Combine cream cheese,margarine, powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts, mix well with electric mixer and spread on cool cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1019.6, Fat 59, SaturatedFat 18.4, Cholesterol 131.7, Sodium 578.2, Carbohydrate 115.9, Fiber 2, Sugar 89.9, Protein 10.7