7/2/12

Italian Cream Cake and Frosting

A friend of mine in Okinawa (Kay Gudmundson) made this cake for us and I brought the recipe home to Nana. I knew she would love it, and she did. She incorporated it into her wedding cake recipes and it is a tasty cake. It's one of my favorites which is saying something since it isn't chocolate!
  • 1 C. Shortening
  • 2 C. Sugar
  • 1 t. Vanilla
  • 5 Egg Yolks
  • 2 1/4 C. Flour
  • 1 t. Salt
  • 1 t. Baking Powder
  • 1 t. Baking Soda
  • 1 1/2 C. Buttermilk
  • 5 Egg White (beaten stiff)
  • 2 C. Coconut
  • 1 C. Nuts (walnuts or pecans, optional)
In a large bowl, or your KitchenAid, cream together the shortening and sugar. Add in the egg yolks and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, salt and baking powder together. Mix the buttermilk and the soda together in a measuring cup. Alternate mixing the flour mixture and the buttermilk mixture into the creamed sugar mixture until it's all in. Fold in the coconut. Fold in the egg whites. Pour into 2 (9") greased and floured cake rounds. Bake in preheated 350ยบ oven for 40 minutes, or until it tests done. Remove and turn out onto racks to cool.

Butter Cream Cheese Frosting…
  • 4 T. Butter (softened)
  • 1 (8oz) pkg. Cream Cheese (softened)
  • 4 C. Powdered Sugar (maybe more)
  • 1 t. Vanilla
Beat all ingredients together until light and fluffy. Frost between layers, top and sides of cake. Good at room temperature, or chill to serve. Refrigerate left overs.
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The Recipe File

It was impossible to visit with Nana and not get into the recipe file. This is no small file. Tracy, Sydney and I have all at one time or another attempted to typeset the recipes in this file only to be overwhelmed. Since no one person is up to the task of immortalizing this life's work of recipes, it would be great if everyone participates. As you need recipes for different things you can take them and typeset them, or scan them however you would like to do them. Then post them on this site to contribute your part in all this.  Please add a label to your posts so we can eventually go in and organize by category. It was Nana's dream to have a book that would help us all with the various things we will make in our kitchens. She spent a lifetime perfecting her craft and was truly amazing. When we feel we have done her justice, we will organize a book and have copies printed for all of us. I hope as we contribute not only her recipes, but some of our own as well we will remember how much she loved to bring people together over good food. It will be such a tribute to her if we can enjoy this endeavor, enjoy each other and enjoy the memories we all have in our hearts.