A Southern classic featuring three layers of moist vanilla cake packed with coconut and pecans, finished with a rich cream cheese frosting. A perfect celebration cake.
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup Unsalted butter, softened
- 0.5 cup Shortening
- 2 cups Sugar
- 5 large Eggs (separated)
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup Pecans, chopped and toasted
- 8 oz Cream cheese (for frosting)
- 4 cups Powdered sugar (for frosting)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line three 9-inch pans.
- Beat butter, shortening, and sugar. Add egg yolks one at a time.
- Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk. Add flour and buttermilk alternately to the butter mix.
- Stir in coconut, pecans, and vanilla.
- Whip egg whites to stiff peaks; fold gently into batter.
- Bake for 25 mins. Cool completely.
- Beat cream cheese and butter, add sugar. Frost the cooled cake.