Catholic Recipe: Italian Creme Layer Cake
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 egg whites
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 (3.5 ounce) package flaked coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup margarine, softened
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Details
Serves: 12
Yield: 1 - 3 layer cake
Prep Time: 1 1/2 hours
Difficulty:
★★☆☆
Cost:
★★★☆
For Ages: n/a
Origin: Italy
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Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, both physicians, who lived in the 200s in present-day Turkey and Syria. They are said to have attracted many to Christianity by the simplicity of their lives and their miraculous abilities to heal. One of the most dramatic healings attributed to the brothers was the transplanting of an entire leg: It is told that Cosmas and Damian replaced the amputated leg of a patient with the leg of a recently deceased man.
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