Italian Wedding Cake
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Italian Wedding Cake
Italian Wedding Cake

Pecans, coconut and rum turn a white cake into an Italian favorite. The cake is topped with a cream cheese icing and pecans. Absolutely amazing!

Servings: 48 servings (1 serving = 1 Slice)
Cake Batter
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Water, cool approx. 72°F
3 lb 4.00 oz
6 1/2 cups
Gold Medal™ White Cake Mix (11132)
5 lb
1 box
Rum
4 oz
1/2 cup
Pecans, chopped
4 oz
1 cup
Shredded coconut
10 oz
2 1/2 cups
Cream Cheese Icing
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Cream cheese, softened
6 lb
12 cups
Gold Medal™ Ready-To-Spread Vanilla Crème Icing (11216)
2 lb
3 1/4 cups
Pecans, chopped
3 oz
3/4 cup
Shredded coconut
3 oz
1 cup
Finishing
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Pecans, finely chopped
4 oz
1 cup
Maraschino cherries, red/green with stems
10 oz
48 each
Batter
  1. Beat half of the water and all of the cake mix in mixer bowl using paddle attachment on medium speed 2 minutes.
  2. Stop mixer, scrape bowl and paddle; add remaining water and rum.
  3. Mix 2 minutes on low speed then add pecans and coconut.
  4. Mix on low speed 1 minute; deposit 1 lb 2 oz of batter into each of 8 well greased 8-inch round cake pans.
  5. Bake as directed below and allow to cool.
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
300°F
28-30 minutes
Standard Oven
350°F
30-32 minutes
*Rotate pans baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 14 minutes of baking.
Icing
  1. Mix cream cheese using paddle attachment on medium speed 2 minutes.
  2. Stop mixer, scrape bowl and paddle; add vanilla icing and mix on low speed 2 minutes.
  3. Stop mixer, scrape bowl and paddle; add pecans and coconut and mix on low speed 1 minute.
  4. Keep cool until needed.
Finishing
  1. Place 1 cake layer down and add approx. 10 oz icing to top.
  2. Place another cake layer on top; frost side and top with 19 oz of icing.
  3. Decorate bottom edge of cake with approx. 1 oz chopped pecans.
  4. Pipe 12 rosettes (using start tip) approx. 0.25 oz each, on top of cake.
  5. Add red and green maraschino cherries on rosettes alternating colors.
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Nutrition Information

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Serving Size:
1 Slice
Calories
580
Calories from Fat
310
% Daily Value
Total Fat
35g
54%
Saturated Fat
18g
90%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
60mg
21%
Sodium
600mg
25%
Total Carbohydrate
59g
20%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
40g
Protein
6g
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 7 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition values are calculated using the weights of ingredients.

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