The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

delicious Italian cake

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 15m
Cook Time: 50m
Total Time: 1h
Temp.: 325 °F
Servings: 12
Difficulty: Easy
5.0 (5 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

628
calories
36,1g
fat
72,5g
carbohydrates
7,2g
protein
138mg
cholesterol
277mg
sodium
The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

Recipe Description

The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake is just as amazing as the name sounds – it is a moist, delicious cake with butter cream cheese frosting and topped with sweetened coconut and chopped pecans! Not only that, it’s easy to make and will feed a crowd!

Start by making the cake. As the cake cooks in the oven, make the delicious frosting by stirring together butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and ¼ of the box of powdered sugar. Mix the frosting ingredients on high until smooth before adding more powdered sugar. Continue this process until the powdered sugar box is empty and the frosting is completely smooth. Frost the cooled cake, top with coconut and pecans and serve.

To make my The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Heat oven and prepare dish

    5 min
    Step 1 - The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

    Preheat the oven to 325 °F. Lightly grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

  2. 2

    Make crust

    2 min
    Step 2 - The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

    Combine 1 stick of salted butter with ½ a cup of vegetable shortening and 2 cups sugar in a mixing bowl. Mix until smooth.

  3. 3

    Add eggs

    3 min
    Step 3 - The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

    Add 5 egg yolks, one at a time and mix with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer after each yolk is added.

  4. 4

    Mix buttermilk, vanilla, and baking soda

    1 min
    Step 4 - The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

    Combine 1 cup of buttermilk, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon of baking soda in a separate bowl.

  5. 5

    Add flour and egg mixture to the mixing bowl

    2 min
    Step 5 - The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

    Alternate adding ½ a cup of flour and ¼ of the buttermilk mixture at a time. Repeat until all the flour and buttermilk mixture is added. Blend well between additions.

  6. 6

    Add nuts and coconut

    2 min
    Step 6 - The Best Homemade Italian Cream CakeStep 6 - The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

    Add the pecans, sweetened coconut, and beaten egg whites and stir carefully until well blended. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.

  7. 7

    Bake

    50 min
    Step 7 - The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

    Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes. Reduce the heat to 225 °F and continue to bake for 10 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

  8. 8

    Leave to cool

    Step 8 - The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

    Remove the cake from the oven and leave to cool completely.

  9. 9

    Make frosting

    3 min
    Step 9 - The Best Homemade Italian Cream CakeStep 9 - The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

    In a large bowl, combine 1 stick of butter, 1 block of cream cheese, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and ¼ of the box of powdered sugar using an electric mixer on high until smooth. Add more powdered sugar and continue the process until the box is empty and the frosting is completely smooth.

  10. 10

    Frost

    2 min
    Step 10 - The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

    Frost the cooled cake with the frosting and top with the remaining coconut and pecans.

  11. 11

    Serve

    Step 11 - The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

    Serve large slices of this cake and store any leftovers in the refrigerator.

About the author

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.

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5.0 out of 5 (5 reviews)
Julie
January 30, 2024
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Worth the effort. 13x 9 much easier than 3 layer and equally delicious. Great for transport or large grou

Julie
January 30, 2024
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Worth the effort. Baking in 13x 9 effortless

Mike
May 3, 2022
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Superb cake delight!

Megan Johnson
June 23, 2021
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OMG, this Italian Cream Cake is to die for! Made it for my hubby's bday, and everyone was raving! So moist and the frosting is delish! Can't wait to bake it again!

Athina
April 2, 2021
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Great recipe and delicious dessert! Thanks for sharing!

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