This is my favourite cake of all time, but I had only ever had it at an Italian restaurant where I worked as a waitress. I could never get the recipe because we ordered it out from a patisserie. When I found this recipe, I was so excited that I might actually be able to taste this cake again...Oh man...I am in trouble now!!! My boyfriend tried it and said it was the best cake he's ever had! Whoop Whoop!
For the Cake:
1 stick of butter (113g)
½ cup vegetable shortening
2 cups granulated sugar
5 egg yolks
2 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup shredded/dessicated coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
5 egg whites, beaten to stiff peaks
Cream together the butter and shortening. Beat in the sugar. Next add egg yolks and beat. Then add the flour and soda in small portions, alternating with adding in the buttermilk at the same time. Stir in the vanilla. Now you can add the coconut & pecans. Fold this batter gently into the stiffly beaten egg whites, adding a little at a time so as not to knock the air out of the egg whites. Pour into greased and floured 9 in cake pans and bake at 350 for 20 – 25 min or until toothpick comes out clean. Allow to completely cool.
½ cup vegetable shortening
2 cups granulated sugar
5 egg yolks
2 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup shredded/dessicated coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
5 egg whites, beaten to stiff peaks
Cream together the butter and shortening. Beat in the sugar. Next add egg yolks and beat. Then add the flour and soda in small portions, alternating with adding in the buttermilk at the same time. Stir in the vanilla. Now you can add the coconut & pecans. Fold this batter gently into the stiffly beaten egg whites, adding a little at a time so as not to knock the air out of the egg whites. Pour into greased and floured 9 in cake pans and bake at 350 for 20 – 25 min or until toothpick comes out clean. Allow to completely cool.
For the Frosting:
12oz cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup butter (170g), softened
1 1/2 lbs. powdered sugar (750g)
1 tsp vanilla
chopped pecans and toasted coconut, optional
Mix the cream cheese and butter together. Then add in the sugar and vanilla. You can now frost the cake however you deem fit! I liked putting the mixed coconut and pecans on the sides. Some people combine this into the frosting. It's your cake...Do what YOU like!
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