Italian Cream Cake from Lisa Houston by Crista Wade (Lisa & Jeff's wedding cake)

Ingredients:
Cake
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 5 eggs, separated
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortning
  • 1 stick margarine
  • 2 cups flour

Cream Cheese Icing
  • 1 8oz package cream cheese
  • 1 stick margarine
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 pound powdered sugar
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
  • 1 small can of coconut (optional

Cake Filling
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 2/3 stick butter
  • 1 large can evaporated milk (Pet milk)
  • 1 cup nuts
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup coconut or dates

Instructions:
Cake:
  1. Preheat oven to 325F
  2. Combine soda and buttermilk, let stand for a few minutes
  3. Beat egg whites until stiff
  4. Cream sugar, margarine, and shortening
  5. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition
  6. Alternating add buttermilk and flour to the creamed mixture
  7. Stir in egg whites
  8. Pour into 3 9" greased and floured pans
  9. Bake for 25 minutes

Cream Cheese Icing:
  1. Cream margarine and cream cheese
  2. Add vanilla
  3. Beat in sugar
  4. If desired, add nuts and coconut

Cake Filling:
  1. Cook sugar, egg yoks, butter, and milk until boiling (about 5 minutes
  2. Stir in nuts, vanilla, coconut/dates

Other Info (pictures, nutrition, etc)
Topic revision: r1 - 2021/09/05, RickMach
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