Italian Cream Cake - Baking At Home

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 C. all—purpose flour
• 1 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
• ½ tsp. salt
• 5 eggs, separated
• ¾ C. Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
• 2 C. granulated sugar
• 1 ½ tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Almond Extract
• 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 ¼ C. buttermilk
• 1 C. shredded, sweetened coconut, plus more for garnish (optional)
• 1 C. chopped pecans, plus more for garnish (optional)
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• Frosting:
• 2 C. Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 2 ½ tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Almond Extract
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 8 C. powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 Tbsp. milk or heavy cream