Kentucky cream cake
Kentucky cream cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 5 egg yolks
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup coconut
- 2/3 cup chopped nuts, pecans
- 5 egg whites, beaten
- Kentucky cream cake frosting:
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 4 tablespoons margarine
- 1, 1 pound, box powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Chopped nuts, pecans
Recipe method:
- Cream shortening, margarine and sugar.
- Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Add flour and baking soda, alternately with buttermilk.
- Add vanilla, coconut and nuts.
- Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.
- Bake in 2 or 3, 8 x 8 x 2 inch, layers in preheated 350 degrees F oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
- Kentucky cream cake frosting: Cream the cream cheese, margarine, sugar and vanilla extract. Frost cake with this and sprinkle with chopped nuts.
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