{"id":367,"date":"2014-01-01T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-greathouses.net\/blog\/?p=367"},"modified":"2014-01-12T10:17:45","modified_gmt":"2014-01-12T15:17:45","slug":"italian-cream-cake-with-fluffy-frosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-greathouses.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/italian-cream-cake-with-fluffy-frosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Cream Cake with Fluffy Frosting"},"content":{"rendered":"

This cake recipe was adapted from the KitchenAid mixer recipe book. Instead of the traditional cream cheese frosting, I opted to use the fluffy frosting.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n

Italian Cream Cake<\/b>
\n5 eggs, separated
\n\u00bd cup butter
\n\u00bd cup shortening
\n1\u00be cup sugar
\n2 cups all-purpose flour
\n1 teaspoon baking soda
\n1 cup buttermilk
\n1 teaspoon vanilla extract
\n2 cups coconut
\n1 cup chopped pecans<\/p>\n

Fluffy Frosting<\/b>
\n1\u00bd cups sugar
\n\u00bd teaspoon cream of tartar
\n\u00bd teaspoon salt
\n\u00bd cup water
\n1\u00bd tablespoons light corn syrup
\n2 egg whites
\n1\u00bd teaspoons vanilla<\/p>\n

Preheat Oven: 350\u00b0F<\/em><\/p>\n

Cake Directions<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Place egg whites in mixer bowl. Using wire whip, whip until egg whites are stiff but not dry. Set aside egg whites in another bowl.<\/li>\n
  2. Place butter, shortening, and sugar in mixer bowl. Using flat beater, mix until light and fluffy. Continue mixing, add egg yolks one at a time, mix thoroughly. Stop and scrape bowl.<\/li>\n
  3. Mix flour and baking soda. Add half to sugar mixture, and mix to combine. Add buttermilk, vanilla, and remaining flour mixture. Beat to combine.<\/li>\n
  4. Add coconut and pecans. Mix at slowest speed until just blended.<\/li>\n
  5. Using spatula, gently fold in egg whites.<\/li>\n
  6. Pour batter into greased and floured 13x9x2″ baking pan. Bake at 350\u00b0F for 40 to 50 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.<\/li>\n
  7. Cool completely on wire rack before frosting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Frosting Directions<\/b><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Place sugar, cream of tartar, salt, water, and corn syrup in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is completely dissolved, forming a syrup.<\/li>\n
    2. Place egg whites in mixer bowl. Using wire whip, whip on high until egg whites begin to hold shape.<\/li>\n
    3. Continue on high, slowly pour hot syrup into egg whites in a fine stream and whip 1\u00bd to 2 minutes.<\/li>\n
    4. Add vanilla, continue whipping about 5 minutes, or until frosting loses its gloss and stands in stiff peaks.<\/li>\n
    5. Use immediately to frost cake.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Note:<\/b> For best flavor, chill cake in refrigerator overnight before serving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This cake recipe was adapted from the KitchenAid mixer recipe book. Instead of the traditional cream cheese frosting, I opted …Continue reading →<\/a>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cooking","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-greathouses.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-greathouses.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-greathouses.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-greathouses.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-greathouses.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-greathouses.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":368,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-greathouses.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367\/revisions\/368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-greathouses.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-greathouses.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-greathouses.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}