Description
This is an old recipe from my aunt. It is both famous and infamous in our family. It is absolutely irresistible.
Ingredients
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup shortening
- 2 cups white sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- ½ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons light cream
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 9-inch round cake pans.
- Make the cake: Combine buttermilk and baking soda together in a small bowl; set aside.
- Beat butter
- shortening
- and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs
- buttermilk mixture
- vanilla
- coconut
- baking powder
- and flour; stir until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean
- 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely
- 20 to 25 minutes.
- Make the frosting (while cakes are cooling): Beat cream cheese
- butter
- vanilla
- and confectioners’ sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in cream
- a little at a time
- to attain the desired consistency. Stir in walnuts and coconut. Spread frosting between the cake layers and on the top and sides of cooled cake.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Servings: 12