Description
Indulge in the delightful flavors of Quick Italian Cream Cake, a delectable dessert that seamlessly combines cream cheese, coconut, and toasted pecans. This moist cake features a luscious cream cheese frosting that elevates its taste, making it perfect for any celebration or as a sweet treat for yourself. Whether it’s a birthday, holiday gathering, or simply a weekend dessert, this cake is sure to impress your guests and keep them coming back for seconds. With simple ingredients and easy preparation, you’ll have a stunning layered cake ready to serve in no time.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package white cake mixture
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 can shredded coconut
- ⅔ cup chopped toasted pecans
- For the frosting: 1 package cream cheese
- ½ cup butter
- 1 package powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease three cake pans.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the white cake mix, eggs, buttermilk, and vegetable oil. Mix with an electric mixer for about 2 minutes.
- Stir in chopped pecans and shredded coconut until well incorporated.
- Divide the batter evenly among the three pans and bake for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool in the pans for about 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks.
- For optional flavor enhancement, drizzle rum over each layer after cooling.
- Prepare frosting by beating together cream cheese and butter until smooth; gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla extract until fluffy.
- Frost between layers and on top/sides of the cooled cakes. Chill for at least two hours before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 17 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (90g)
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg