NANA'S ITALIAN HOLIDAY CREAM CAKE

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A delicious holiday cake that all will enjoy! Looks beautiful. Sprinkle top with chopped nuts.

Provided by angelicvisions66

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Time 1h20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

½ cup margarine
½ cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
5 eggs, separated
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
1 (3.5 ounce) can flaked coconut
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¼ cup margarine, softened
1 pound confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch baking pans.
Beat 1/2 cup margarine and shortening in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in sugar. Beat in egg yolks until smooth.
Combine flour and baking soda in a bowl. Add to the margarine mixture in batches, alternating with buttermilk, until batter is smooth. Mix in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; add pecans and coconut.
Beat egg whites with clean beaters in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold into the batter. Pour into prepared pans.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes; invert onto a cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup margarine in a bowl until smooth; stir in confectioners' sugar. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until frosting is combined.
Spread frosting onto the cooled cake layers. Stack cakes; frost top and sides.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 750.6 calories, Carbohydrate 95.7 g, Cholesterol 98.8 mg, Fat 38.9 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 8.2 g, SaturatedFat 12.4 g, Sodium 373.8 mg, Sugar 76.2 g