Sheet Pan Italian Cream Cake Food

ITALIAN CREAM SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease the a 9x13 baking dish
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
• Beat in the eggs one at a time until combined
• Beat in the vanilla
• Alternate between the dry ingredients and the buttermilk and gradually mix until combined
• Fold in the Coconut and pecans
• Pour into the baking dish and bake for 17-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
• Remove and allow to cool

SHEET PAN ITALIAN CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Line a 12 x 17 (jellyroll) pan with greased parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a large bowl cream together butter and sugar.
• Mix in egg yolks one at a time.
• Mix in vanilla extract. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, while alternating with the buttermilk.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg white until stiff peaks form.
• Fold egg whites into batter until completely incorporated.
• Fold in coconut.
• Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
• Baked for 15-18 minutes. (Do not overbake. Cake will continue cooking as it cools)
• Remove from oven and let cake cool in the pan.
• Prepare the frosting by creaming together cream cheese and butter.
• Add in vanilla extract.
• Gradually mix in powdered sugar until creamy.
• Fold in coconut and pecans.
• Frost the cake once it has completely cooled.

ITALIAN CREAM SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter and flour a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar at medium speed until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition. Stir in pecans, coconut, and vanilla. Transfer batter to a large bowl.
• Clean bowl of stand mixer. Using the whisk attachment, beat egg whites at high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently fold egg whites into batter. Spread batter into prepared pan, smoothing top with an offset spatula.
• Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 minutes, loosely covering with foil halfway through baking to prevent excess browning.
• In a small bowl, stir together condensed milk and almond liqueur. Using a fork, poke holes in top of warm cake. Pour mixture over cake. Let cool completely. Top with Sweetened Whipped Cream.Garnish with pecans and coconut, if desired. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat cream at medium speed until slightly thickened. Increase mixer speed to medium high, and gradually add confectioners' sugar and vanilla, beating until stiff peaks form.

ITALIAN CREAM SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 15 x 10 x 1" baking pan with cooking spray with flour. In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form; set aside. Combine the sour cream and soda; set aside.
• 2. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla or almond extract. Beat in the egg yolks, one at a time. Add the sour cream mixture alternately with the flour.
• 3. Stir in walnuts, cherries and coconut. Gently, fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake completely before frosting.
• 4. Frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Gradually, add powdered sugar; beating until well blended. Add vanilla and stir in walnuts. Spread frosting on cooled cake. Refrigerate.
• 5. Notes: This cake freezes well. I had an Angel Food Cake mix which called for 1 1/3 cups water. The cherry juice was 2/3 cup so I added 2/3 cup of water and a 1 teaspoon of almond extract to the cake mix.

ITALIAN CREAM CAKE (OLD FAMILY RECIPE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• For cake: Cream butter, shortening and sugar.
• Add egg yolk one at a time, beating after each addition (this is an important step!) Stir in baking soda and buttermilk.
• Add sifted flour into batter, alternating with the buttermilk mixture.
• Add vanilla, coconut and chopped pecans.
• Beat egg whites and fold into batter.
• Pour into a greased and floured 9X 13-inch cake pan for a sheet cake, or two 9-inch round cake pans for a round layered cake.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• Remove from oven, cool completely before frosting.
• For frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter.
• Add vanilla, powdered sugar, and pecans.
• Continue to beat until you get a spreading consistency.

ITALIAN CREAM CAKE I

Steps:

• Cream together 1 cup butter or margarine, egg yolks, and 2 cups white sugar. Alternately mix in flour and buttermilk. Add baking soda. Mix in 1 cup walnuts and coconut.
• Beat egg whites, and fold into batter. Pour batter into three greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven.
• Combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract. Spread onto cooled cake. Top iced cake with chopped walnuts.

ITALIAN CREAM-FILLED CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in zest and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap. Refrigerate 1 portion and freeze 1 portion for 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll refrigerated portion of dough to fit a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Refrigerate while making filling., Meanwhile, for filling, in a large bowl, combine yogurt, sour cream, flour and vanilla. With clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until stiff glossy peaks form. Fold into yogurt mixture. Spread evenly over crust., Using a box grater, grate frozen dough portion over filling. Press lightly into filling. Bake until puffed and edges are light brown, 30-35 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars; if desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate leftovers.

ITALIAN CREAM CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and grease and flour 3 (9-inch) cake pans.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the shortening, butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together onto a sheet of waxed or parchment paper. With the mixer on low speed, add the sifted ingredients in batches alternately with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff, and gently fold into the prepared batter. Add the coconut, pecans and vanilla and fold into the batter. Divide the batter among the 3 prepared cake pans and bake for about 25 minutes, or until golden brown and a tester comes out clean when inserted into the middle of each cake. Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for about 10 minutes before turning them out onto a wire rack to finish cooling. When the cakes are completely cool, stack the layers with the frosting and frost the sides and top.
• While the cake is baking, prepare the frosting. In a large bowl combine the cream cheese, butter and vanilla and, using an electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy. Add the sifted powdered sugar and mix until thoroughly combined. Add the nuts and fold together. Keep refrigerated until you are ready to frost the cake.

ITALIAN CREAM COOKIE SHEET CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Cream together Crisco, margarine, and sugar, add egg yolks.
• Add baking soda to buttermilk and add, alternately with cake flour, into creamed mixture.
• Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
• Fold in coconut, nuts and vanilla.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes in a greased and floured 15x10 inch jelly roll pan.
• Let cake cool completely then add cream cheese icing.
• Combine cream cheese,margarine, powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts, mix well with electric mixer and spread on cool cake.