Italian Sour Cream Saronno Cake Food

ICED ITALIAN CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and lightly flour three 9-inch cake pans.
• Sift the flour and baking soda together and set aside.
• With an electric mixer, cream the butter and shortening with the sugar until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating well between each addition. With the mixer on medium speed, add the flour and buttermilk alternately, beginning and ending with buttermilk. Add the vanilla, coconut and nuts, and stir well to incorporate.
• In a separate bowl with clean beaters, whip the egg whites to stiff peaks. Gently fold the beaten egg whites into the batter, just until blended.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 25 minutes. Test for doneness by touching the top of the cake with your finger. The cake is done if it bounces back up. Cool the layers on wire racks sprayed with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
• For the frosting: With an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese with the butter on high speed until fluffy. Reduce the speed to medium and blend in the sugar and vanilla. Beat well until the frosting is smooth.
• When the cake is completely cool, spread the frosting between the layers and on the sides and top of the cake. Sprinkle on the nuts.

SOFT AS SILK ITALIAN CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Cream 1/2 cup margarine or butter, sugar and oilin mixer bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add egg yolks, beat well.
• Sift in flour and soda; mix well.
• Add buttermilk and 1 tsp vanilla; mix well.
• Fold in egg whites, coconut and 1 cup pecans.
• Pour into 3 greased and floured 8" round cake pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until cakes test done.
• Remove to wire rack to cool.
• Combine 1/4 cup butter or margarine, cream cheese and confectioner's sugar in a bowl; beat well.
• Stir in 1 tsp vanilla and 1 cup pecans.
• Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake.

AMARETTO ITALIAN SOUR CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Using 2 tablespoons shortening, generously grease a 10-inch tube pan.
• In small bowl, beat 2 egg whites, until foamy. Gradually add brown sugar and beat until stiff peaks form, about 3 minutes. Fold in coconut and ground pecans. Spread meringue on bottom and sides of pan to within 1-inch of top of pan.
• In large bowl, blend cake mix, sour cream, amaretto, water, eggs and 2 yolks at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at highest speed. pour batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake 55-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool upright in pan for 10 minutes. Loosen sides and invert onto serving plate. Cool completely.
• GLAZE:.
• In a small bowl, blend powdered sugar, cocoa, amaretto, butter, corn syrup and water until smooth. Spoon over top of cake, allowing some to run down sides of cake. Sprinkle with ground pecans. Garnish with cherries.

ITALIAN SOUR CREAM HORNS

Steps:

• For dough: Dissolve yeast in warm water. Sift flour; add salt. Add butter, eggs yolks, sour cream.
• , vanilla and dissolved yeast mixture to flour mixture; work with hands until a moist dough forms. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours, or overnight.
• Divide dough into eight pieces. Dust rolling pin and work surfaces with powdered sugar. Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll out dough to about 1/8 inch thickness (slightly thinner than pie dough, more like noodle dough).
• Cut dough into a circle approximately 8 inches in diameter. (You may want to use a stainless steel bowl and just press out a circle). Refrigerate dough circle. Continue rolling and cutting remaining dough, refrigerating circles as you go. Re-roll leftover dough pieces and cut into circles.
• Cut each circle of dough into 16 triangular pieces or wedges.
• For filling: Beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add sugar; beat until stiff. Fold in pecans and vanilla.
• Spread 1/2 teaspoon filling on each triangle of dough; roll up, beginning with largest end. Place roll, small end down, on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake in a 350 degrees F oven 10 to 12 minutes, or until slightly browned on bottom. Immediately transfer to racks to cool.
• Sift powdered sugar over cooled cookies. Store in airtight container. Yield: About 10 dozen cookies.