Photo: Italian Wedding Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 (18.25-ounce) box white cake mix (recommended: Betty Crocker)
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 3 egg whites
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (recommended: McCormick)
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (recommended: McCormick)
- 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained (recommended: Dole)
- 1/2 cup sweetened flake coconut (recommended: Baker's)
- 2 cups chopped pecans, divided (recommended: Diamond)
- 2 (16-ounce) cans cream cheese frosting (recommended: Betty Crocker)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Lightly coat 2 (8-inch) cake pans with cooking spray; set aside. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, butter, buttermilk, egg whites, and extracts. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping down sides of the bowl as needed. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Fold in crushed pineapple, coconut, and 1 cup pecans. Divide batter into 2 prepared cake pans. Bake in preheated oven for 31 to 36 minutes or until tester inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes then turn out on to wire racks to cool completely.
In a small bowl, stir together remaining 1 cup pecans and frosting. With a serrated knife, cut both cakes horizontally to make 4 layers. Frost the top of each layer with 1/2 cup of frosting and stack on top of the next layer. Use remaining frosting to frost the entire outside of cake. Slice and serve.
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By keithlunsford_1...
Grand Bay, 39
on February 04, 2012
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This was the most HORRIBLE cake I have ever made! I followed the recipe to the "T" but it fell all to pieces when I tried to remove it from the pans which I sprayed with cooking spray the cake just fell completely apart!!! I cannot understand what went wrong?? I tried to glue the crumbs and pieces together for dinner tonight, but it really looks horrible!! won't try this again.
By jwalters
on January 15, 2012
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This is a GREAT cake made it for my sons 27th birthday and it was a hit.... Not The same old cake but loaded with flavor and pleasing to the palet..... Nice!
By passionfoodie25
Fort Wayne, IN
on July 26, 2011
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I love this cake!! Every time my co-workers have a birthday they ask me to bring this cake. Ive even added lemons, oranges, peaches, and limes for decoration. It is super moist and has good flavor, but its very rich so only small portions. I love it. Too bad its made with a box recipe though. Oh well it still has become a family favorite.
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